zindagi se umid-e-rahat kya
zinda rahne ki bhi zamanat kya

husn mein apne be-misal hai wo
kisi tashbih ki zarurat kya

hum bhi wada wafa karen tum bhi
wajibi baat hai murawwat kya

aish-o-aram ki talab kaisi
ranj-o-alam ki shikayat kya

har musibat ki dastan kahna
hai musibat se kam musibat kya

din-e-islam se bhi pahle thi
man ke qadmon ke niche jannat kya

sare haq aashna hain muhr-ba-lab
aaj-kal jurm hai sadaqat kya

kante boe gae hain dekhte hain
gul khilae khuda ki qudrat kya

khanqahon se hukmrani kar
taj kya takht kya riyasat kya

sher kah to liye 'zafar' tu ne
hai teri shaeri mein nudrat kya