na ab wo dil hai na wo dard-e-dil ke afsane
gham-e-jahan ne ye kya kar diya khuda jaane

na iztirab na rahat na aarzu na gurez
dhuan dhuan hain faqat zindagi ke kashane

zamin ki tangi-e-daman se tang-dil ho kar
chale hain su-e-falak irtiqa ke diwane

musafiron ke lahu se jala jala ke charagh
ye kaun utha hai zamane ko rah dikhlane

hazar jam-e-fareb-e-nazar piye lekin
mujhe sanbhaal liya meri laghzish-e-pa ne

shuur-o-fikr ke jalte hue charaghon mein
hayat-e-nau ke murattab hue hain afsane

hamara dast-e-tasarruf bahaar par hota
to aaj khar-ba-daman na hote virane

badha gae hain ujalon ki zindagi kitni
siyah raat mein jal jal ke aaj parwane

gham-e-zamana gham-e-zindagi gham-e-jaanan
ye hain 'kalim' mere mai-kade ke paimane