ab wo kahte hain muddaa kahiye
sochta hun ki 'naqsh' kya kahiye

zindagi zindagi se ruth gai
hae ab kis ko aashna kahiye

hai taghaful ka kyun gila un se
aah-e-sozan ko na-rasa kahiye

apni kashti to dub hi jati
azm-e-mohkam ko nakhuda kahiye

thartharahat haya ki us rukh par
raqs-e-nairangi-e-saba kahiye

khoi khoi hain dhadkanen dil ki
phir mohabbat ki ibtida kahiye

ittifaqan ye aap ka milna
ek rangin hadsa kahiye

na-shanas-e-alam ho jo hasti
sach to ye hai ki be-maza kahiye

dushman-e-jaan to dushman-e-jaan hai
ghamgusaron ko 'naqsh' kya kahiye