tum mera intikhab tumhaara main intikhab
tum bhi ho la-jawab to main bhi hun la-jawab

fursat us aadmi ko kahan hai gunah ki
roti jis aadmi ko ho mushkil se dastiyab

yun dil mein tere dard ko hum ne saja rakha
mehrab mein ho jaise muqaddas koi kitab

ab kya kisi se koi wafa ki rakhe umid
har koi kar raha hai wafaon se ijtinab

kin kin kharabiyon ka karun zikr main 'shakil'
al-qissa-mukhtasar ki zamana hi hai kharab