aadmi hain sab koi insan hai

aadmi hain sab koi insan hai
kya badal paenge hum imkan hai
lazmi hai jaanna jis baat ko
har koi us baat se anjaan hai


sach rahe zinda zamin par kuchh karen
sach abhi zinda hai thodi jaan hai
han bure kuchh log hain is mulk mein
sab se achchha phir bhi hindustan hai


'ishq se badh kar koi mazhab nahin
aap ka is baat par iman hai
sar hain jin ke pas wo khamosh hain
be-suron ki kitni lambi tan hai


aap ne socha kabhi is baat par
aagahi ki rahguzar sunsan hai
fakhr hai is baat par mujh ko 'riyaz'
zindagi ka mujh ko thoda gyan hai