dil-o-nigah pe jis ko ho ikhtiyar chale
rah-e-wafa mein koi bhi na kham-kar chale

hamein rawish pe zamane ki e'tibar nahin
hamare sath zamana hazar bar chale

hum apne waqt ke aaqa hum apne daur ke shah
magar khuda na kare apni pesh-e-yar chale

ye rahrawan-e-mohabbat hi khub jaante hain
ki farsh-e-gul pe chale ya ba-nok-e-khar chale

na rahbar pe nazar aur na manzilon ki khabar
tere qadam-ba-qadam tere jaan-nisar chale

hamare baad ke logon pe jaane kya guzre
'rais' hum to bade chain se guzar chale