ye kaun sa maqam hai ai josh-e-be-khudi
rasta bata raha hun har ek rahnuma ko main

donon hi kaamyab hue hain talash main
zat-e-khuda mili mujhe zat-e-khuda ko main

mitti utha ke dekhta hun rah-e-shauq ki
bhula nahin hun josh-e-talab mein fana ko main

hasti fana hui to haqiqat ye khul gai
main khud baqa hun kis liye dhundun baqa ko main

kyunkar main is ko dushman-e-hasti qarar dun
pata hun muddaa ka zariya qaza ko main

kyun us ki justuju ka ho sauda mujhe 'ratan'
mujh se agar juda ho to dhundun khuda ko main