wafa na-ashnaon mein wafa ki justuju kab tak
dil-e-sada mujhe ruswa karega ku-ba-ku kab tak

hua hai chaak jin hathon se ummidon ka pairahan
unhin hathon ko hum dete rahen dad-e-rafu kab tak

bahar-surat duaon par muqaddam hai amal zahid
khamida-sar kahan tak hath masruf-e-wuzu kab tak

hamein apna muqaddar apne hathon se banana hai
kahan tak khud-faramoshi fareb-e-arzu kab tak

bahaaron ko taras jaega gulshan hum na kahte the
khizan-parwarda hathon mein jahan-e-rang-o-bu kab tak

kahan tak ismaten nilam hongi be-sahaaron ki
bahega shah-rahon pe gharibon ka lahu kab tak

zamin phat jae ya sar par bala-e-asman tute
zaban bhi kholiye 'farhat' nazar se guftugu kab tak