wafa ki rah mein har marhala aasan nahin hota
kisi ko bhul jaana dard ka darman nahin hota

pazirai kahan hoti hai ab shaista jazbon ki
har aisa hadsa minnat-kash-e-ehsan nahin hota

thikana ek hi rahta hai kab aazad bandon ka
kabhi bhi sarfaroshon ka makan zindan nahin hota

chhupa hai is tarah wo apne hi jalwon ke parde mein
rukh-e-pur-nur uryan ho ke bhi uryan nahin hota

wo apna ghar basa lega zara mohlat use dena
koi bhi be-sahaara mustaqil mehman nahin hota

ye mana hadsa hai zindagi se pyar karna bhi
tumhaari tarah se kyon dil mera shadan nahin hota

saliqa aap ne sikhlaya us ko jine marne ka
'munir' apni tabiat par kabhi nazan nahin hota