is qadar hum se gurezan kyun ho
kuchh nahin hum hain faqat aks-e-khayal

ek taswir ka dhundla sa nishan
harf-o-mani ke pur-asrar tasalsul mein kahin

an-kahi baat ka ehsas-e-ziyan
ajnabi shahar mein chalte chalte rasta hath pakad le to ruko

jis tarah tez hawa aa ke dariche pe kabhi
dastaken deti hai chup chap palat jati hai

aur guzargah-e-samaat mein faqat gunjte hain
us ke qadmon ke nishan

jo yaqin hain na guman
kisi ek lamha-e-guzran ki haqiqat kya hai

kar-e-ulfat bhi agar kar-e-aziyyat hai to phir
aakhir is kar-e-aziyyat ki zarurat kya hai