sans ki aanch zara tez karo
kanch ka jism pighal jaane do

lam khali hai use mat chhedo
nun ke pet mein nuqta dekho

raat ke parde ulatte jao
chand ka jism barahna bhi ho

sar uthao na kanar-e-dariya
mauj ko sar se guzar jaane do

khud-ba-khud shakh lachak jaegi
phal se bharpur to ho lene do

aankh khulte hi ye aawaz aai
chor ghus aaya hai ghar mein pakdo

ungliyan chatte rah jaoge
tum kabhi apna lahu chakh dekho

maut sadkon pe phira karti hai
ghar se niklo to sambhal kar niklo

kaun ab sher kahe nazm likhe
shahr hi chhod gai jab zebo

tum ko dawa hai sukhan-fahmi ka
jao 'ghaalib' ke taraf-dar bano

kal wo 'adil' se ye farmate the
shaeri chhod ke shadi kar lo