zindagi-bakhsh samar shakh mein kam aate hain
ab ke mausam mein jo aate hain to gham aate hain

din-o-iman se gharaz hai na riwayat ka pas
tel ki khoj mein europe ke sanam aate hain

dil ki wahshat na gai zakhm ka tanka na khula
us ki mahfil se bhi ba-dida-e-nam aate hain

ba-khabar ai chaman-e-hind ke khush-rang tuyur
dana-o-dam liye ahl-e-karam aate hain

shab-gazidon se koi ja ke kaho mat ghabraen
parcham-e-subh uthae hue hum aate hain

kis gharane se talluq hai hum ahl-e-dil ka
khair-maqdam ke liye dair-o-haram aate hain

jab se bazar mein bikne lage fankar 'niyaz'
mujh se arbab-e-qalam shahr mein kam aate hain