simtun kahan se sath pe dariya rawan nahin
uthta kahan se mauj mein tab-o-tawan nahin

thamta nafas nafas ke ishaare qadam qadam
daudun main kaise panw mein reg-e-rawan nahin

pursan-e-shab sitare nahin hain sar-e-falak
shorida-sar khalaon bhara aasman nahin

ek ranj-e-be-kanar tamawwuj-talab kahan
ek lutf-e-be-baha sar-e-daman giran nahin

kya kahiye lams-ha-e-kharabi ka intishaar
nazron mein ab zamin nahin aasman nahin

aalam pe lakht lakht pade raushni ka bojh
aawara-pa bhi shaki-e-zulmat-fashan nahin

phir dasht-e-la-makan mein sada-e-jaras kahan
phir musht-e-khak laeq-e-sad-imtihan nahin