paikar-e-khaki ye mana maut se do-chaar hai
zindagi tera magar rasta bahut dushwar hai

jo hai muflis wo zamane mein zalil-o-khwar hai
mal-o-zar ho pas jis ke sahab-e-kirdar hai

ris raha hai khun badan se bhigta hai pairahan
zakhm hai mere jigar ka ya ki lala-zar hai

khun-e-dil se main ne sincha hai tujhe ai zindagi
mere hi dam se to ye chehra tera gulzar hai

bhap ban kar ud gaya meri rag-e-jaan se lahu
barishen ab khun ki hongi yahi aasar hai

jaane kis ki justuju ye kar rahe hain roz-o-shab
chand suraj ke liye ek manzil-e-dushwar hai

bik rahe hain din-o-iman bik rahe hain jism-o-jaan
ye jahan-e-arzu ek misr ka bazar hai

aap ke dil ka muamma zehn ne hal kar liya
aap ke inkar hi mein aap ka iqrar hai

munfarid meri zaban hai khub-tar mera bayan
fikr ka 'tauqir' ek dariya pas-e-diwar hai