kya shahr-e-nau se mausam-e-saffak kam hue
achchha hua ki kuchh khas-o-khashak kam hue

har lamha sina tane khade raste mein hain
mere safar ke khar bhi kya khak kam hue

har aadmi to aaj zahin-o-fatin hai
daur-e-jadid mein kahan chaalak kam hue

ye jaanne ki aaj bhi koshish kisi ne ki
kyon falsafi ke pas bhi idrak kam hue

sham-o-sahar to ek hi faza karti hai tawaf
aankhon se kab nazara-e-ghamnak kam hue

ab bhi riwaj-o-rasm wahi hain magar kahan
uryaniyat ke parda-e-poshak kam hue

'atish' yahi bahaar ki saughat kam nahin
is bar-e-gul ke daman-e-sad-chaak kam hue