mamur-e-uns qalb-e-munawwar talash kar
labrez iltifat se paikar talash kar

tujh ko jo de dua to khuda rad nahin kare
aisa koi faqir-o-qalandar talash kar

manzil se ham-kanar kare karwan ko jo
aisa koi jahan mein rahbar talash kar

bulbul ho fakhta ho ki shahin ki baz ho
sab mil ki ud saken tu wo ambar talash kar

mushkil bahut hai phir bhi zamane mein ai 'zaki'
mehr-o-wafa-o-khulq ka paikar talash kar

ghawwas gar samajhta hai khud ko to ai 'zaki'
to bahr-e-fan mein dub ke gauhar talash kar

zulm-o-sitam to had se guzarne lage 'zaki'
amn-o-aman ka koi payambar talash kar