dasht-e-ta'bir mein aankhon ko jalane ke liye
raat aai thi hamein khwab dikhane ke liye

din ko har gam pe wo sath tha sae ki tarah
sham aate hi hamein chhod ke jaane ke liye

yaad karna bhi khata yaad na karna bhi khata
hum to jite rahe ilzam uthane ke liye

jaane kyon dasht-e-tamanna mein bahaar aa pahunchi
hum hi kya kam the yahan khak udane ke liye

chashm-e-viran ka bhala kis se mudawa hota
tum hi aa jate kabhi hum ko rulane ke liye

shahr-e-dil tund hawaon ka hai maskan 'rashid'
kaun aaega yahan sham' jalane ke liye