na sahn-o-baam na diwar-o-dar purane hain

aise ghurbat mein baiTha hun jaise baDa bar-e-sar rakh diya

miTTi ki imarat saya de kar miTTi mein hamwar hui

KHud main zindan mein hun tirgi ke

marhale saKHt imtihan ke hain

kise dekhte kise puchhte ki hum aap kushta-e-haal the

ab jald ye be-abi-e-mausam ki bala jae

kitne din habs-e-musalsal mein basar hote hain

zindagi bhar hum lab-e-dariya rahe

insan pe kya guzar rahi hai

kitni riton mein dil uljha rah gaya

dil apna harif-e-saill-e-bala ab kya kahen kitna TuT gaya

koi nahin jo halka kar de bar-e-safar mujh tanha ka

mera ek ik harf paimana meri iza ka hai

diyon ko KHud bujha kar rakh diya hai