mearaj-e-irtiqa hai tamasha na jaaniye
tahzib-e-asr-e-nau ko barahna na jaaniye

ubhra bahut pe lauh-e-samaat se dur dur
harf-e-sada ko ab ke kahin ka na jaaniye

hone ko is safar mein bahut raegan hue
lekin hamein shikast ka nauha na jaaniye

bas apni ha-o-hu se hi raunaq hai chaar-su
viraniyon ko zinat-e-sahra na jaaniye

tufan ka nam sun ke larazti to hai magar
diwar-e-jism-o-jaan ko shikasta na jaaniye