mujhe dariya ki maujon se bacha le jaega koi
main aisi bund hun jis ko chura le jaega koi

bujha kar taq mein rakh dega ye dast-e-sahar mujh ko
magar jab sham aaegi jala le jaega koi

yahi kuchh soch kar apni haweli chhod aaya tha
agar main ruth jaunga mana le jaega koi

raison ki ye basti hai khade hain rah mein sail
kahega hath mein sikka dua le jaega koi

mujhe achchha nahin lagta kisi se mang kar padhna
kitaben main kharidunga utha le jaega koi

chura lai hai phulon se mujhe baad-e-saba 'khalid'
main khushbu hun mujhe apna bana le jaega koi