yahan qayam se behtar hai kuch kar jaana
wo ba-khabar tha jise hum ne be-khabar jaana

hum us ke dost hain kya zikr-e-wasf-e-yar karen
jise khud us ke raqibon ne mo'atabar jaana

jahan pe taq hain bughz-o-riya ke fan mein tamam
us ek shakhs ne ikhlas ko hunar jaana

kuchh us ke sath safar sahl bhi nahin tha magar
ab is ke baad to mushkil hai laut kar jaana

kisi ka dukh bhi ho samjha hai apna dukh us ne
gharib-khana kisi ka ho apna ghar jaana