mere gham ki haqiqat ka zamana raazdan kyon ho
nihan hai raaz jo dil mein wo ashkon se ayan kyon ho

sukun-e-mustaqil kyon ho nishat-e-jawedan kyon ho
jo dil mein dard hai wo bais-e-taskin-e-jaan kyon ho

chaman mein jis taraf dekho nasheman hi nasheman hain
thikana barq ka meri hi shakh-e-ashiyan kyon ho

zamin un ki zaman un ka makan-o-la-makan un ka
to ai naseh jabin-sai ko qaid-e-astan kyon ho

chaman ki pasbani mein lahu hum ne bahaya hai
hamare samne darham nizam-e-gulistan kyon ho

parastar-e-tajalli hun wafadar-e-mohabbat hun
main us se kyon karun shikwa wo mujh par mehrban kyon ho

rah-e-hasti ke pech-o-kham se hum ai 'dard' waqif hain
bhatak jae jo manzil se hamara karwan kyon ho