rumuz-e-be-khudi samjhe na asrar-e-khudi samjhe
badi shai hai agar apni haqiqat aadmi samjhe

ziya andar ziya tanwir dar tanwir zau dar zau
koi aakhir kahan tak raaz-ha-e-zindagi

nahin hatti nazar anjam-e-alam se nahin hatti
use koi khudi gardan le ya be-khudi samjhe

bahut mushkil hai is mear ki rindi zamane mein
jo laghzish ko gunah aur be-khudi ko zindagi samjhe

jab ehsas-e-bulandi past kar deta hai fitrat ko
ye mushkil hai phir insan aadmi ko aadmi samjhe

junun ek manzil-e-be-nam ko tai karta jata hai
kise fursat hai jo sud-o-ziyan-e-zindagi samjhe

hamein to muddaton se justuju hai aise insan ki
hamari zindagi ko bhi jo apni zindagi samjhe

jala pati hai is se ruh dil bedar hota hai
badi muddat mein hum 'ehsan' qadr-e-muflisi samjhe