mujhe mushkil mein yun andaza-e-mushkil nahin hota kabhi main kasrat-e-afkar se bad-dil nahin hota agar hona pade mannat-kash-e-amwaj bhi mujh ko tu phir meri khudi ko kuchh gham-e-sahil nahin hota nahin kuchh pas-e-ghairat jis ko us ka zikr hi kya hai jo ghairat-mand hai wo dar-ba-dar sail nahin hota jhuka karti hain wo shakhen jo hoti hain samar-awar wahi hota hai khud-sar jo kisi qabil nahin hota lahu ki tere har har bund fariyaadi hai go bismil magar qatil ke munh par shikwa-e-qatil nahin hota dil-e-nakaam phir le kaam zauq-e-sai-e-paiham se kaf-e-afsos malne se to kuchh hasil nahin hota yaqinan maqsad-e-takhliq ko samjha hua hai wo faraez se kabhi jo aadmi ghafil nahin hota wo insan hai malak sajde guzaren jis ke daman par wo zarra kya jo ham-dosh-e-mah-e-kaamil nahin hota jo roe dekh kar har har qadam par panw ke chhaale kabhi wo rah-rau aasuda-e-manzil nahin hota mere soz-e-darun meri nawa ka faiz hai 'rizwi' tera hona to wajh-e-garmi-e-mahfil nahin hota