zehn par chhai hai be-sud khayalon ki ghata
fikr-o-ehsas ka har gosha hai mahrum-e-ziya

chashm-e-idrak se poshida hai raaz-e-fitrat
qalb-e-viran pe musallat hai ana ki zulmat

nur-e-irfan jo kabhi dil mein nazar aata hai
khud-parasti ke andhere mein sama jata hai