wo nazar mehrban agar hoti
zindagi apni mo'tabar hoti

nafraton ke tawil sahra mein
in ki chahat to ham-safar hoti

ai shab-e-gham mere muqaddar ki
tere daman mein ek sahar hoti

lamha lamha aziyyaten hain jahan
yaad hi un ki chaara-gar hoti

un se mansub ho gae warna
zindagi kis tarah basar hoti

hum hi 'aghaz' garm-e-sahra the
zulf kya saya-e-shajar hoti