rudad-e-alam kis se kahun tere siwa main
dar par to kisi ghair ke jaane se raha main

us waqt mere samne kya kya nahin aaya
jab tazkiya-e-nafas ki rahon pe chala main

kyon jae nazar apne siwa aur kisi par
mujh se to bura koi nahin sab se bura main

kis munh se kahun main ki saza-war-e-karam hun
jab apne kiye par kabhi nadim na hua main

is daur-e-taraqqi ka bhala ho ki 'ziya' aaj
akhlaq se ausaf-e-hamida se gaya main