khak mein milti hain kaise bastiyan malum ho
aane walon ko hamari dastan malum ho

jo idhar ka ab nahin hai wo kidhar ka ho gaya
jo yahan madum ho jae kahan malum ho

marhala taskhir karne ka ise aasan hai
gar tujhe apna badan sara jahan malum ho

jo alag ho kar chale sab ghumte hain us ke gird
yun juda ho kar guzar ki darmiyan malum ho

kitni majburi hai la-mahdud aur mahdud ki
be-karan jab ho saken tab be-karan malum ho

ek dam ho raushni to kya nazar aae 'malal'
kya samajh paun jo sab kuchh na-gahan malum ho