raaton ke andheron mein ye log ajab nikle
sab nam-o-nasab wale be-nam-o-nasab nikle

tamir-pasandi ne kuchh zist par uksaya
kuchh maut ke saman bhi jine ka sab nikle

ye nur ke saudagar khud nur se aari hain
gardun pe mah-o-anjum tanwir-talab nikle

ye dasht ye sahra sab viran hain barson se
is samt bhi diwana takbir ba-lab nikle

tahzib ki bebaki aisi to na thi pahle
hum jab bhi kahin nikle ta-hadd-e-adab nikle

taskin ke liye hum ne jin se bhi guzarish ki
hum se bhi ziyaada wo taskin-talab nikle

hasti ki masafat mein apna jinhen samjha tha
jab waqt pada 'farhat' wo mohr-ba-lab nikle