dekhen ab kya dil-jalon se bol bole jaenge
lag hi se phut kya dil ke phaphole jaenge

hai yahan paimana mal-o-naqd hi lekin wahan
zarf ki mizan par hi log tole jaenge

mashal-e-mazi dikha sakti hai mustaqbil ki rah
hai ye kunji jis se sare qufl khole jaenge

yaad rakhne ke liye lamhe guzishta waqt ke
ab kitab-e-mazi ke panne tatole jaenge

tauba tauba kis qadar munh se tapakti hai shakar
is zaban se mithe mithe zahr ghole jaenge

ruh ki bosidgi ko dafn karne ke liye
dekhiyega badle kis kis tan ke chole jaenge

hai saraha khub ye paiwand-kari ka hunar
rishta-dar-rishta sabhi ab pech khole jaenge

peng badhti jae amrai mein jyun jyun din chadhe
sham hote tak utare sab hindole jaenge

lijiye diwan-e-'naqid' aap hi ke nam hai
hum kahan in be-tuke ashaar ko le jaenge