wo log hi har daur mein mahbub rahe hain
jo ishq mein talib nahin matlub rahe hain

tufan ki aawaz to aati nahin lekin
lagta hai safine se kahin dub rahe hain

un ko na pukaro gham-e-dauran ke laqab se
jo dard kisi nam se mansub rahe hain

hum bhi teri surat ke parastar hain lekin
kuchh aur bhi chehre hamein marghub rahe hain

alfaz mein izhaar-e-mohabbat ke tariqe
khud ishq ki nazron mein bhi mayub rahe hain

is ahd-e-basirat mein bhi naqqad hamare
har ek bade nam se marub rahe hain

itna bhi na ghabrao nai tarz-e-ada se
har daur mein badle hue uslub rahe hain