kis tarah ret ke samundar mein
kashti-e-zist hai rawan socho

sun ke baad-e-saba ki sargoshi
kyun larazti hain pattiyan socho

pattharon ki panah mein kyun hai
aaina-saz ki dukan socho

asl sar-chashma-e-wafa kya hai
wajh-e-be-mehri-e-butan socho

zauq-e-tamir kyun nahin mitta
kyun ujadti hain bastiyan socho

fikr-e-suqraat hai ki zahr ka ghunt
bais-e-umr-e-jawedan socho

log mani tarash hi lenge
koi be-rabt dastan socho