tha mukhtasar vajud jasim-o-jari na thi
kirnon se aftab ki shabnam dari na thi
aate the us zaban pe bas lafz-e-ba-vaqar
vo mo’tabar zaban thi mithi chhuri na thi
arbab-e-fikr-o-phan bhi taassub ki zad pe hain
duniya buri to thi magar itni buri na thi
‘abid’ ko bad-e-marg bhi rakhenge yaad sab
jo zindagi guzari vo bazigari na thi