chot kha kar jo muskuraate hain
har bala se najat pate hain

tere bande khuda nahin bante
dusron ko khuda banate hain

maut se jo wafa nahin karte
zindagi se shikast khate hain

wo harif-e-nazar kabhi na hue
aaine hain ki tute jate hain

hum kisi ka gila nahin karte
waqt ki aabru badhate hain

hadson se farar kya mani
hadse zindagi banate hain

hum ki apni taraf na dekh sake
log un se nazar milate hain

waqt ki raushni pe naz na kar
waqt ke rukh badal bhi jate hain

zikr-e-ilm-o-adab na chhed 'anjum'
hazrat-e-'fauq' yaad aate hain