tu samajhta hai jise manzil-e-isar-o-amal
wo abhi tishna-e-takmil-e-safar hai ai dost

jis pe chalte hue ek umr-e-safar guzri hai
samne phir bhi wahi rahguzar hai ai dost

nur kya nur ka partaw bhi nahin hai is mein
shab-e-tarik ba-unwan-e-sahar hai ai dost

lakh chehron pe numayan hon masarrat ke nuqush
zindagi gham-kada-e-qalb-o-nazar hai ai dost

ho wahan qadr-e-jawahir ka kise fikr-o-khayal
sang-rezon ka jahan nam guhar hai ai dost

chaar-su chaak hai aadam ki qaba-e-ismat
har bashar dushman-e-taqdis-e-bashar hai ai dost

koi surat nahin aaram-e-nasheman ki nasib
kaamran silsila-e-barq-o-sharar hai ai dost

nasl-e-insan ko milin jis se nishanat-e-uruj
un maqamat ki ab kis ko khabar hai ai dost

kaghazi phulon mein khushbu ka yaqin hai tujh ko
apni pasti ka kuchh ehsas nahin hai tujh ko