pade hain rah mein jo log be-sabab kab se
pukarti hai unhen manzil-e-talab kab se

ye aur baat makinon ko kuchh khabar na hui
laga rahe the muhafiz magar naqab kab se

koi bhi harba-e-tashhir kargar na hua
tamashbin hi rahi shohrat-e-adab kab se

ukhad gai hain tanaben sitam ke khemon ki
ulat gai hai bisat-e-hasab-nasab kab se

na hausla hai dua ka na aah par hai yaqin
ki hum se ruth gaya hai hamara rab kab se

samundaron se koi mauj-e-sar-buland uthe
ki sahilon pe tadapte hain jaan-ba-lab kab se

wo hum ne chun diye tanqid ki salibon par
machal rahe the jo kuchh harf zer-e-lab kab se