zindagi ka nisab be-mani
us ke haq mein kitab be-mani

hasil-e-tajrabaat khamoshi
sab sawal-o-jawab be-mani

khwab tuta hua sitara-e-shab
aur tabir-e-khwab be-mani

husn ke be-shumar jalwe hain
zahmat-e-intikhab be-mani

wahi bande wahi chalan un ka
nara-e-inqilab be-mani

ek khayali bahisht ki khatir
fikr-e-roz-e-hisab be-mani

fard ke ehtisab se pahle
qaum ka ehtisab be-mani

jis ke rukh par haya ka parda ho
us ke rukh par naqab be-mani

mauj-dar-mauj ho to baat bhi hai
qatra qatra sharab be-mani

kuchh bhi kar le zamin na hoga kabhi
arsh par aaftab be-mani

kharzaron mein ghar bana ke 'kanwal'
aarzu-e-gulab be-mani