manzil-e-marg mein jine ki ada rakhta hun
yani har haal mein andaz juda rakhta hun

juz hawa koi nahin munis-o-gham-khwar magar
raat-bhar kamre ka darwaza khula rakhta hun

apni fitrat ko sikhata hun ghulami teri
mauj-e-azad ko zanjir-ba-pa rakhta hun

gum hun qatre ki tarah waqt ke dariya mein magar
apni hasti ka tilismat juda rakhta hun

zer-e-pa hain mere sahraon ke jalte maidan
sar pe aalam ke shoalon ki rida rakhta hun

bahr-e-azar bhi hai hadd-e-nazar tak raqsan
jazba-e-shauq agar had se siwa rakhta hun

meri fariyaad pe kab bab-e-inayat khula
hae kis munh se kahun main bhi khuda rakhta hun

gham na kar tu hai agar khu-e-kharabi ka asir
main bhi aalam se paiman-e-wafa rakhta hun

kyun nahin aks-e-abad mein bhi samundar jaisa
naqsh-bar-ab hun khaliq se gila rakhta hun

'arsh' main khud hun sada apne sukun ka dushman
dasht-e-ummid bhi bar-dosh-e-hawa rakhta hun