wo husn-e-zan se jae na husn-e-yaqin se hum
baithe hain shart bandh ke ek mah-jabin se hum

hum ne bisat-e-ilm-o-siyasat to jit li
daman ko si rahe hain magar aastin se hum

logon ne aasman pe kamanden bhi dal din
farigh nahin hain ab bhi kaf-e-sandalin se hum

koi to mauj aa ke hamein bhi uchhaal de
kab tak pade rahen sadaf-e-tah-nashin se hum

dekha to juz alam nahin hangama-e-wajud
be-kar munfail rahe duniya-o-din se hum

takhliq-e-sher ke liye lazim hai khun-e-dil
faslen uga ke laen hain mushkil zamin se hum