be-khabar ho ke bhi khabar rakhna
apni ghaflat pe khud nazar rakhna

ranjishen lakh dil mein hon tere
guftugu phir bhi mo'atabar rakhna

zindagi ek chiz hai anmol
is ko behad sanbhaal kar rakhna

khauf khana na dushmanon se tum
doston par magar nazar rakhna

kis ko mohlat hai baat sunne ki
apni rudad mukhtasar rakhna

yun to hai ikhtiyar mein sab kuchh
dil pe qabu 'sharar' magar rakhna