kaarkhana-e-qudrat may jo chupa hai
tere nadan bande ko kya patta hai
jo mahaz khaana puri may laga hai
iske ghaur-o-fikir ke darmyan faasla hai
in faseelon may banda ulajh ke rah gaya hai
kabhi doghadi is purfareb jahan se nikal paata
apni zaat ka jamaal usko nazar aata
ye kamaal uski apni zaat ka nahi hai
khalikh ki hikmaton ko samajh jaata
ke ye jung jo " mai " ki lagi huii hai
fareb-e-nazar ke siwa kuch nahi hai
tujh may " tera " kuch bhi nahi hai
dono alamon may tu tanha nahi hai
tere pal pal ki khabar tasheer horahi hai
banaane waale ne tujhe aaina hi banaya
tujhe hi aainon ka maqsad samajh na aaya
zinda hona zindagi ki nahi hai daleel koi
gunj dil ki jub tak naala-e-haq nahi hai
khilaf fitraton ke sada ladi hai jung tu ne
kabhi apni dorangi niyaton ke rang azmaata
tujhe gul bhi chahiye gulcheen ki roghbatein bhi
mumkin hi nahi , muhafiz khaaron se nikal jaata
rafta rafta raftaar zindagi ki samjha hi legi
aaya zarur hai , khaali haath koi nahi jaata