mitti se mashwara na kar pani ka bhi kaha na man
ai aatish-e-darun meri pabandi-e-hawa na man

har ek lughat se mawara main hun ajab muhawara
meri zaban mein padh mujhe duniya ka tarjuma na man [...]

bina-e-arz-o-falak harf-e-ibtida hun main
bikhar gaya to samajh lo ki intiha hun main

yunhi sulagte raho aag ki qaba hun main
tumhein bachaunga kya khud sulag raha hun main [...]

garche baatil ko na-pasand raha
nara-e-haq magar buland raha

jis ne arz-e-niyaz bhi na suni
dil usi ka niyaz-mand raha [...]

dikhla do naqsh pa-e-rasul-e-amin ko
ta-mashq sajda ho mere lauh-e-jabin ko

ai aah-e-dil jo jawe to arsh-e-barin ko
kahiyo salam isa gardun-nashin ko [...]

dil to kya jaan se guzarna aaya
ji uthe log jo marna aaya

sarf jab tak na hua dil ka lahu
harf mein rang na bharna aaya [...]

ghair ke sath kabhi zikr hamara na karen
hum ko bad-nam karen ishq ko ruswa na karen

dil ye kahta hai muqaddar hai pareshan rahna
aql kahti hai ki hum zulf ka sauda na karen [...]