apni hasti ko na samjha jo wo insan hun mein
kaun hun kya hun use soch ke hairan hun mein

hun gul-e-tar koi ya khar-e-mughilan hun main
dard-e-sar hun ki kisi dard ka darman hun main

raaz hun dida-e-idrak se pinhan hun main
lakh sar mara magar uqda-e-mani na khula

kaun hun kya hun main sad-haif na samjha aslan
naqsh mit-mit ke bana zehn pe ban-ban ke mita

wo jo taswir ke sanche mein kabhi dhal na saka
ek musawwir ka wo takhil-e-pareshan hun main

wo jo jannat se nikala gaya aadam main hun
nar gulzar hui jis pe wo mahram main hun

main hi namrud hun firaun-e-mujassam main hun
main hi musa hun dam-e-isa-e-mariyam main hun

phir bhi ek khamushi-e-gor-e-ghariban hun main
daur-e-zulmat ka har ek naqsh mitaya main ne

wahm ko durr-e-haqiqat se sajaya main ne
mashal-e-rah-e-amal kun ko banaya main ne

jab se tadbir ko sine se lagaya main ne
apni taqdir se bhi dast-o-gareban hun main

main jo chahun gham-e-hasti ka izala kar dun
zulmat-e-bakht ko ek pal mein ujala kar dun

dair ko kaba to kaba ko shiwala kar dun
zarre-zarre ko jahan ke tah-o-baala kar dun

pa-ba-jaulan hun magar hashr-ba-daman hun main
qar-e-dariya ko jo chahun to kinara kar dun

ghaiz mein aaun to pani ko sharara kar dun
misl-e-simab samundar ko do-para kar dun

chand tukde ho jo ungli se ishaara kar dun
apni quwwat pe khud angusht-ba-dandan hun main

hai musallam abadi khaliq-e-akbar ka wajud
roz-e-raushan mein ho jaise shah-e-khawar ka wajud

be-haqiqat hai magar khak ke paikar ka wajud
na-tawan zarre se badh kar nahin manzar ka wajud

qatra-e-ab hun ashk-e-sar-e-mizhgan hun main