wajud ko jigar-e-mo'tabar banate hain
alam pe hath to nezon pe sar banate hain

chaman bhi ho koi amboh-e-khar-o-khas jaise
ye kar-khane to barg o samar banate hain

hawa ka tabsira ye sakinan-e-shahr pe tha
ajib log hain pani pe ghar banate hain

qarin-e-aql hai kya koi sochta hi nahin
khabar udane se pahle khabar banate hain

nahin ye shart ki sab tez-gam ho jaen
jo dida-war hain unhen ham-safar banate hain

kadi ho dhup to do phul pyar ke hans kar
tapsida rahon mein shakh-e-shajar banate hain

kamal-e-kibr se kahta tha chaaragar mera
ki hum tufang o sinan pusht par banate hain

kabhi sukun kabhi josh-e-junun kabhi hairat
mera mizaj mere kuza-gar banate hain

kiya rahin-e-hunar hum ko na-rasai ne
udas banhon mein shams o qamar banate hain

khayal-e-khair hasinon mein hai ki waqt-e-khiram
zamin ko madan-e-lal-o-guhar banate hain