bacha kar kuchh na kuchh iman rakhna
jale hathon mein bhi gul-dan rakhna

kafan ka qarz bhi lena padega
mahajan se abhi pahchan rakhna

main ek ek sher ko tawiz kar lun
mere chaaron taraf loban rakhna

kai diwan ghaeb ho chuke hain
na urdu-ghar mein tum darban rakhna

sulaiman-zad aundhe sar pade hain
hawaon ka na itminan rakhna

sawab-e-jaan ki na-mumkin hadon mein
gunahon ka bhi kuchh imkan rakhna

kahin aisa na hon sab dub jaen
'riyaz' andaza-e-tufan rakhna