koshish-e-paiham ko sai-e-raegan kahte raho

yun badalti hai kahin barq-o-sharar ki surat

kaun sunta hai sirf zat ki baat

rahne de ye tanz ke nashtar ahl-e-junun bebak nahin

zaban band rahi dil ka muddaa na kaha

zindagi hogi meri ai gham-e-dauran ek roz

dur tak raushni hai ghaur se dekh

nadim bagh mein josh-e-numu ki baat na kar

har lamha ata karta hai paimana sa ek shaKHs

ye mohabbat ki jawani ka saman hai ki nahin

na raaz-e-ibtida samjho na raaz-e-intiha samjho

zulm sahte rahe shukr karte rahe aai lab tak na ye dastan aaj tak

sahaara de nahin sakte shikasta panw ko

rahbar-e-tabl-o-nishan aur zara tez qadam

yaron ke iKHlas se pahle dil ka mere ye haal na tha