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

har lamha ata karta hai paimana sa ek shaKHs

dur tak raushni hai ghaur se dekh

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

ye mohabbat ki jawani ka saman hai ki nahin

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

sahaara de nahin sakte shikasta panw ko

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

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

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