wus'at-e-aghosh-e-alam be-karan hote hue
dar-ba-dar phirte hain hum sara jahan hote hue

koi mange ke ujale ka bharosa kya kare
hum ne dekha hai charaghon ko dhuan hote hue

de diya hai khun-e-dil se jaan-nisari ka subut
jab kabhi dekha hai un ko bad-guman hote hue

fakhr mat karna zar-o-mal-e-jahan par dosto
achchhe-achchhon ko hai dekha be-nishan hote hue

jang-amada hui jab sehn-e-gulshan ki hawa
tukde tukde sab ne dekha aashiyan hote hue

kyon zalil-o-khwar hote ja rahe hain ahl-e-haq
dar tak jaane ki lambi dastan hote hue

hum ne rakkhi hai 'zaki' mahfuz gham ki aabru
muskuraate hain sada dard-e-nihan hote hue