bahut mushkil hai dariya par jaana
magar hai kufr himmat haar jaana

bahut mumkin hai qismat muntazir ho
to phir khwabon mein bhi bedar jaana

na jaana halqa-e-zulmat mein chahe
pade maqtal pas-e-diwar jaana

ye kah kar wo chala su-e-shahadat
khuda ke pas kya bimar jaana

amir-e-shahr ka husn-e-tadabbur
raqibon ko bhi apna yar jaana

muqaddar tha jo bach aae salamat
dil-e-inkar ko iqrar jaana

tamanna jit ki ho zindagi mein
to har mahfil mein le kar haar jaana

agar munsif bana wo khud na hoga
ye raaz us ne sar-e-darbar jaana

ye paiham muflisi jin ka karam hai
unhin ko hum ne palanhaar jaana

lab-o-rukhsar par tale pade hain
to kya 'khalid' pae didar jaana