khaksaran-e-dar-e-pir-e-mughan hain hum log
yani minjumla-e-sahib-nazaran hain hum log

hum ko manzur nahin dair-o-haram ki tafriq
khatir-e-shaikh-o-barahman pe giran hain hum log

hum se hai sina-e-geti mein mohabbat ka farogh
ye jahan jism agar hai dil-o-jaan hain log

zauq-e-irfan se jawani mein hain sanjida-khayal
nudrat-e-fikr se piri mein jawan hain hum log

hum se hain larza-bar-andaz khudayan-e-jahan
ek nai subh-e-tamanna ki azan hain hum log

be-nishan sina-figaron ka nishan hai hum se
be-zaban khak-nashinon ki zaban hain hum log

kahin aashiq kahin dilbar kahin sufi kahin rind
aur kahin shair-e-ejaz-bayan hain hum log

soz-e-ehsas hamein naghma-sara rakhta hai
shoala-khu shoala-nafas shoala-ba-jaan hain hum log

harf mein kyon na hamare ho surur-e-mai-e-nab
khaksaran-e-dar-e-pir-e-mughan hain hum log