shab-e-alam jo teri yaad ke charagh jale
hum apne aap se ta-der roe mil ke gale

tamam lutf tha aazadiyon se wabasta
ab is ke ba'd nasheman hazar bar jale

idhar hai manzil-e-jaanan udhar hain dar-o-rasan
gham-e-hayat bata ab koi kidhar ko chale

ab aur jaane gham-e-ishq kya dukhaega
kisi ne nam liya us ka aur ashk dhale

qadam qadam pe hain kante qadam qadam pe sharar
rah-e-wafa mein zara aadmi sanbhal ke chale

hamara jazba-e-tamir mit nahin sakta
chaman mein apna nasheman hazar bar chale

nishan us ka mitaega kya koi 'shaariq'
qadam-qadam pe jo naqsh-e-wafa bana ke chale