fikr-o-alam ke baadal mein hain anwar-e-hayat
raushni kya kisi tanwir ka partaw bhi nahin

nau-e-insan ki fazaon pe hai zulmat ka jamaw
sham-e-mahtab ka kya zikr koi lau bhi nahin

zehn tarik hain ajsam ki duniya hai siyah
hai anasir ki fazaon mein talatum barpa

amn ki mauj ka milta nahin halka sa nishan
zindagi mein hai maqasid ka tasadum barpa

bartari paikar-o-ajsam ki hai jo kuchh hai
ruh ko qabil-e-tazhik kaha jata hai

kya zamana hai ki zulmat ko samajhte hain nur
nur ko jada-e-tarik kaha jata hai

aao ai ahl-e-khirad ahl-e-junun ahl-e-zamin
bazm-e-hasti mein mohabbat se charaghan kar den

ruh-e-irfan ka anasir ko suna kar paigham
aaj insan ko phir mahram-e-insan kar den