bhag ki manzil-e-qarar umr ki rahguzar nahin
is mein farar ke siwa aur koi mafar nahin

hai to bala-e-zindagi rasm-e-wafa magar nahin
baat ye hai ki khair se shar pe meri nazar nahin

shaikh jaza-e-kar-e-khair ye jo bata raha hai aaj
baat to khub hai magar aadmi mo'tabar nahin

bahr-e-husul-e-muddaa raat din ek kijiye
rah-e-talab ke waste sham nahin sahar nahin

rahte hain dur dur hum rasm-o-riwaj-e-zist se
chalte hain jis pe aam log apni wo rahguzar nahin

chhod bhi dete mohtasib hum to ye shaghl-e-mai-kashi
zid ka sawal hai to phir ja isi baat par nahin

kaun hai jo nahin shikar is mein khayal-e-kham ka
kya hai ye bazm-e-zindagi dam-e-fareb agar nahin

'natiq'-e-nim-jaan agar hai bhi to subh-o-sham ka
kal to kharab-haal tha aaj kuchh khabar nahin