pa-e-talab ki manzil ab tak wahi gali hai
aaghaz bhi yahi tha anjam bhi yahi hai

jis dastan-e-gham ka unwan raushni hai
har lafz ki siyahi khud munh se bolti hai

tarz-e-tapak qaem lutf-e-nazar wahi hai
lekin ye waqia hai phir bhi koi kami hai

un ki nazar se dil ki ye bahs ho rahi hai
kya chiz zindagi mein maqsud-e-zindagi hai

har laghzish-e-bashar par tanqid karne walo
tum ye bhula chuke ho insan aadmi hai

ye sazish-e-taghayyur hai kitni jaan-lewa
mujh ko jaga ke meri taqdir so gai hai

han mere waste hai takhsis ka ye pahlu
duniya samajh rahi hai andaz-e-be-rukhi hai

mumkin nahin ki daman be-dagh ho kisi ka
sach puchhiye to duniya kajal ki kothari hai

tabinda har-nafas hai ummid ki badaulat
mehrab-e-zindagi mein ek shama jal rahi hai

dekhe to koi shan-e-sahar-e-nigah-e-saqi
saghar mein khinch ke ruh-e-mai-e-khana aa gai hai

wabasta-e-nafas hai nazm-o-nizam-e-hasti
yani hawa pe qaem buniyaad=-e-zindagi hai

kab tak ye khwab-e-ghaflat jago 'uruj' jago
ab dhup badhte badhte sar par hi aa gai hai