chup rahoge to zamana is se bad-tar aaega
aane wala din liye hathon mein khanjar aaega

wo lahu pi kar bade andaz se kahta hai ye
gham ka har tufan us ke ghar ke bahar aaega

kya tamasha hai dare sahme hue hain sare log
kya meri basti mein koi zalim afsar aaega

laut kar pichhe kabhi jati nahin raftar-e-waqt
zindagi ko ab mitane kaun khud-sar aaega

main hun us bazm-e-hasin ka muddaton se muntazir
sab ke hathon mein jahan labrez saghar aaega

tum isi wadi mein thahro intizar us ka karo
wo tumhaare pas ek paigham le kar aaega

kucha kucha se uthegi gham-zadon ki ek lahr
qarya qarya se bahi-khwahon ka lashkar aaega

hath mein mishal liye har samt pahre par raho
raat ki chadar lapete hamla-awar aaega

dekh ai sayyah mere des ki ujdi bahaar
is se badh kar bhi koi ghamgin manzar aaega

meri surkhi-e-tasawwur se hain kyun naraaz aap
kya hara ped aap tak bhi phul le kar aaega

dhal chali 'dauran' jawani ki chamakti dopahar
ab bhala pahlu mein mere kaun dilbar aaega