ye dast-e-naz mein khat tarjuman kis ka hai
agar nahin hai tumhaara bayan kis ka hai

bisat-e-arz basit aasman kis ka hai
hamare dil mein nihan ye jahan kis ka hai

ye phut phut ke rote hain kyun dar-o-diwar
makin kaun tha is mein makan kis ka hai

jahan tumhaare nishan-e-qadam nahin milte
mera nahin hai agar wo makan kis ka hai

kali kali lab-e-goya shajar shajar khamosh
ye dastan hai kis ki bayan kis ka hai

ye kyun salib o salasil banae jate hain
tumhaare pesh-e-nazar imtihan kis ka hai

na dushmani ki alamat na dosti ka shuur
tere pados mein 'shatir' makan kis ka hai