main hi main hun koi hushyar kahe jata hai
wo hi wo hain koi sarshaar kahe jata hai

hama-ust us ki khudi ke liye markaz ai dost
us ka nadan ana bhi hai mata-e-hama-ust

hosh-afza hai mujhe ghalghala-e-hushyari
kash samjhe use tu bhi jaras-e-bedari

inhisar-e-mann-o-tu thik nahin sab samjhen
waqt hai khud ko samajhne ka yahi ab samjhen

khud-shanasi se hai ummid ki ban jaega kaam
warna is haal-e-zabun ka hai tabahi anjam

na basarat na basirat na azimat hum mein
kaam karne ki nahin nam ko himmat hum mein

ek khudi thi so kiya us ko bhi ghaflat ke sipurd
zindagi ki hui ye lahar bhi yun dariya burd

is taraf dekh farisan-e-arupa ki numud
aaj bil-feal jo sabit hai wo un ka hai wajud

raaz-e-taqdir khula un ke amal se un par
apne dar pai hai faqat be-amali ka chakkar

husn-kari ka mazaq un se hua aaina
nai duniya ka ye manzar hai naya aaina

aisi wahdat pe na ho kis liye kasrat shaida
ek manzil se hain hafta-o-manazil paida

un ki duniya hai nai apni purani duniya
ban gai apne liye ram kahani duniya

aur baaton mein to kya khak milegi jiddat
jab zaban mein bhi gawara nahin koi jiddat

chashm-ba-rah nazar aate hain wo naqd-e-nigar
jin ki fitrat ko upaj se nahin bilkul sarokar

nai tarkib agar un ko kahin mil jae
barham itne hon ki pamal zamin hil jae

phir ye hain aur adab-soz mudaraaten hain
kya zamane mein panapne ki yahi baaten hain