sukun talash na kar aarzu ke diwane
jo zindagi ne diya hai wo zindagi jaane

is ehtimam se aksar uthe hain paimane
ki bund bund ko main jaanon ya khuda jaane

dukhe hue dil-e-adam mein hai umid ki dhum
hain ek baat se paida hazar afsane

charagh-e-rah se gharaz hai na naqsh-e-pa ki talash
ye rah-rawi koi na-karda-rah kya jaane

kidhar ko rukh kare yarab mera mazaq-e-sujud
ki aaj qibla-e-dil kaba hai na but-khane

main intiha-e-masarrat ko zindagi kar dun
agar nizam-e-tamanna mera kaha mane

sanbhal ai hosh zara kal ki fikr kar saqi
chhalak na jaen kahin bhar chuke hain paimane