Na wo fiker hai na wo shayeri na qalam main wo taab-o-taab hai,

Na wo fiker hai na wo shayeri na qalam main wo taab-o-taab hai,
main likhoun to kaise ghazal likhoun mera zehn zair-e-ataab hai,

jo chaman main bad-khizan chali wo chaman ka husn bhi le gai,
na bahar misl-e-bahar hai na gulab misl-e-gulab hai,

jo naqaab rukh se juda howe nigah-e-harees bhi waa howe,
mere dil ko jis ki talash thi ye wahi to jaan-e-shabab hai,

jo na sajda-e-haaye-khuloos ho usay sajda kehna hai kub rawa,
k khuloos hi to namaz hai k khuloos main sawaab hai,

wahi intezar k roz-o-shab wahi justaju hai wahi thakan,
meri zindagi bhi nisab hai teri zindagi bhi nisab hai,

mera hum-nawa mera hum-safar sar-e-raah milta to hai magar,
na salaam hai na kalaam hai na sawal hai na jawab hai,

yahan aik lamha bhi jaber se kisi tour kum nahi doston.
K qadam qadam pe salaib hai k qadam qadam pa azab hai,

naye jang ki nayi aag phir kisi pal kahin na bharrak uthe,
wo azaan-e-aman to de koi jo faridi kaar-e-sawab hai...!!!