lillahil-hamd ki dil shola-fishan hai ab tak
pir hai jism magar taba jawan hai ab tak

barf-bari hai mah o sal ki sar par lekin
khun mein garmi-e-pahlu-e-butan hai ab tak

sar pe har chand mah o sal ka ghaltan hai ghubar
fikr mein tab-o-tab-e-kahkashan hai ab tak

kab se nabzon mein wo jhankar nahin hai phir bhi
sher mein zamzama-e-ab-e-rawan hai ab tak

lillahil-hamd ki darbar-e-kharabaat ki khak
surma-e-dida-e-sahib-nazran hai ab tak

zindagi kab se hai kanton ki tijarat se figar
phir bhi takhil mein phulon ki dukan hai ab tak

farq par waqt ka pathrao hai kab se jari
zehn mein kargah-e-shishagaran hai ab tak

kis se kahiye ki ba-in fikr mera tar-e-wajud
zakhma-e-ghaib se larzan o tapan hai ab tak

kab se hun munkir-e-gulbang-e-malaek phir bhi
dil pe jibril ki dastak ka guman hai ab tak

kab se hun basta-e-naqus-o-mazamir-e-butan
phir bhi sine mein koi garm-azan hai ab tak

sakht hairan hun ki is kufr ke jangal mein bhi 'josh'
chashm-e-yazdan meri jaanib nigran hai ab tak