dur tak phaili hui hai tirgi baaten karo
das na le hum ko kahin ye khamushi baaten karo

aao palkon se chunen bikhre hue lamhat ko
nind aa jae na jab tak khwab ki baaten karo

bas yahi lamhe ghanimat hain ki hum tum sath hain
kaun jaane mil bhi paen phir kabhi baaten karo

sirf ek karb-e-musalsal hi nahin hai zindagi
mukhtasar waqfe ki surat hai khushi baaten karo

ruh ke nasur to riste rahenge umr bhar
dard mein aa jae shayad kuchh kami baaten karo

kaun jaane kal ka suraj dekh bhi paenge hum
jab talak hai raat baqi bas yunhi baaten karo

is qadar khamosh rahna bhi nahin achchha 'rawish'
chha na jae zehn par afsurdagi baaten karo