manus ho gae hain andhe purane ghar se
bahar nahin nikalte hum raushni ke dar se

sae ki aarzu mein lipte hue hain hum sab
sunsan raste mein aatish-zada shajar se

hum khak ho ke bhi har mauj-e-hawa se uljhe
yani teri wafa ka sauda gaya na sar se

kya kya na gul khilenge kya kya na jashn honge
is kisht-e-arzu mein baadal kabhi jo barse

tere huzur the hum apni nazar se ojhal
khud ko bhi aaj dekha gir kar teri nazar se

ab tak hamein guman hai sahra pe gulistan ka
ek bar be-irada guzra tha wo udhar se

kyun mutmain khade ho aasudgan-e-sahil
dariya ka zor dekho gahrai mein utar ke

dil ka sukun luta to sar kyun raha salamat
kyun zinda laut aae hum 'arsh' us ke dar se