ghaar-e-hara-e-shaeri mein
baithne jata hun main
aur main hisar-e-zat bhi kar ke rakhunga
is hisar-e-zat ke bahar
koi bhi dashta shohrat ki
shahr-nau laga baithe na apna
dekhte rahna
na karna intizar is ka
ki main taza sahifa lane wala hun
ki har taza sahifa
ek din mansukh hona hai
use wo mani-o-mafhum khona hai
jo asal muddaa hai
main wapas aaunga
aur main 'kitab-e-zat' ek ham-rah launga
'kitab-e-zat' ki har aayat
insani masail ka bayan hogi
talash-e-hal ke maron ki
umidon ka ziyan hogi
masail jawedan hain
zat ka asal-e-bayan hain
aur farar un se bala hai
aur yahi ramz-e-talash-e-'an-khuda' hai
aur talash-e-'an-khuda' aaina-ha-e-zindagi
aur zindagi ghaar-e-hira hai zat-e-insan ki
isi ghaar-e-hira mein jab
mayassar zat aaegi
main wapas aaunga
aur main 'kitab-e-zat' ek ham-rah launga
koi bhi dashta shohrat ki
shahr-e-nau laga baithe na apna
dekhte rahna