ham gae the us se karane shikava-e-dard-e-firaaq
muskura kar us ne dekha sab gila jaata raha
haan aasamaan apanee bulandee se hoshiyaar
ab sar utha rahe hain kisee aastaan se ham
guzar raha hai idhar se to muskuraata ja
charaag-e-majlis-e-ruhaaniyaan jalaata ja
ab tak na khabar thee mujhe ujade hue ghar kee
vo aae to ghar be-sar-o-saamaan nazar aaya
sirf itane ke lie aankhen hamen bakhshee gaeen
dekhie duniya ke manzar aur ba-ibarat dekhie
har ek kaante pe surkh kiranen har ik kalee mein charaag raushan
khayaal mein muskuraane vaale tira tabassum kahaan nahin hai
mila jo mauqa to rok doonga jalaal roz-e-hisaab tera
padhoonga rahamat ka vo qaseeda ki hans padega azaab tera
soz-e-gam de ke mujhe us ne ye irashaad kiya
ja tujhe kashamakash-e-dahar se aazaad kiya
baadabaan naaz se lahara ke chalee baad-e-muraad
kaaravaan eed mana qaafila-saalaar aaya
idhar teree mashiyyat hai udhar hikamat rasoolon kee
ilaahee aadamee ke baab mein kya hukm hota hai