main wo darakht hun khata hai jo bhi phal mere
zarur mujh se ye kahta hai sath chal mere

ye kainat tasarruf mein thi rahe jab tak
nazar buland meri faisle atal mere [...]

ma'rifat ke liye aagahi ke liye
nur-e-haq chahiye raushni ke liye

ji rahe hain kisi ki khushi ke liye
warna kya hai yahan zindagi ke liye [...]

ye kis maqam pe sujhi tujhe bichhadne ki
ki ab to ja ke kahin din sanwarne wale the

ye gham juda hai bahut jald-baz the hum tum
ye dukh alag hai abhi kaenat baqi hai

na ranj-e-hijrat tha aur na shauq-e-safar tha dil mein
sab apne apne gunah ka bojh dho rahe the

wo to hashr tha magar us ki ab wo shabahaten bhi chali gain
jo rahen to shahr mein kya rahen ki qayamaten bhi chali gain

tere dam se thin sabhi raunaqen wo habib the ki raqib the
wo qarabaten to gai hi thin wo riqabaten bhi chali gain [...]