sabr kar dil-e-nadan kis liye tu rota hai
bewafa zamane mein kaun kis ka hota hai

jis ko main ne bakhshe hain phul shadmani ke
ab wahi mere dil mein khar-e-gham chubhota hai

na-murad ashkon se tar to ho gaya daman
han magar lahu dil ka dil ke zakhm dhota hai

kar-gah-e-hasti mein mutmain nahin koi
dekh kar har ek surat aaina bhi rota hai

waqt yun utar aaya zulm ke tariqe par
roz khun-e-insan se aastin bhigota hai

jo bhi iman rakhta hai maslahat-parasti par
gulshan-e-mohabbat mein gham ke bij bota hai

aaina haqiqat ka rakh ke samne dekhe
aadmi zamane mein khud waqar khota hai

is qadar badhi 'arshad' zindagi ki hairani
aaj-kal har ek insan rote rote sota hai