maqam-e-admiyyat imtihan ki manzil hai

maqam-e-admiyyat imtihan ki manzil hai
kisi ke waste aasan kisi ko mushkil hai
nahin fareb-e-khulus aur khulus mein koi farq
ba-yak nigah karen imtiyaz mushkil hai


yahin se raste imkan ke nikalte hain
hamara qalb-e-musaffa ek aisi manzil hai
mera rafiq talawwun-mizaj hai apna
kabhi hai barq tadapti hui kabhi dil hai


yahi wo dil hai jo be-maut marta hai hamein
hamare sine ke andar hamara qatil hai
hamare 'azm pe mauquf hai qiyam-e-safar
chalen to rasta hai ruk gae to manzil hai


zaban se kyon kahe wo baat dil ki tu jo sune
khamosh is liye har waqt tera sail hai
charagh kaun jalata hai chaudhwin shab mein
hamari bazm ki qindil mah-e-kaamil hai


sukun nasib ba-zahir mujhe magar 'akmal'
watan ke waste sine mein dil to bismil hai