wo sone chandi na shishe ke ghar mein rahta hai magar hamare dil-e-mo'tabar mein rahta hai main ek faqir hun aisa dar-e-sakhawat ka amir-e-shahr bhi mere asar mein rahta hai nazar milate nahin hum se chand aur suraj kisi ka nur hamari nazar mein rahta hai kisi ko thes bhi lagti hai chikh uthte hain jahan ka dard hamare jigar mein rahta hai hamare ghar ka hi kirdar koi niklega jo aayaton ke bhi zer-o-zabar mein rahta hai sarapa nur ka paikar hai jo wahi khurshid ab intizar-e-tulua-e-sahar mein rahta hai tumhaari jit takabbur ka be-yaqin paisa kisi gharib ke dast-e-hunar mein rahta hai labon pe jis ke zamanon ki pyas hai raqsan ajib shakhs hai pani ke ghar mein rahta hai suna hai main ne wahan maut bhi nahin jati koi ilaqa-e-khairul-bashar mein rahta hai samundaron ki jo basti baha ke le jae ki itna pani meri chashm-e-tar mein rahta hai tumhin batao wahan phir sukun kyon na mile hamara dil dil-e-kaba-basar mein rahta hai na jaane kab kahan shamshir ise banana pade mera qalam mere rakht-e-safar mein rahta hai