ek kaif-e-sarmadi se khelta rahta rahun main
bandagi mein bandagi se khelta rahta hun main

raat din zinda-dili se khelta rahta hun main
ranj-o-gham mein bhi khushi se khelta rahta hun main

aaj-kal akhtar-shumaron mein hai mera bhi shumar
raat mein bhi raushni se khelta rahta hun main

maut mein hi zindagi hai misl-e-parwana meri
shama ki tabindagi se khelta rahta hun main

tauq-e-gardan se mila zauq-e-giranbari mujhe
lekin is mehnat-kashi se khelta rahta hun main

banda-e-mazdur ki izzat bachane ke liye
izz-o-jah-e-qaisari se khelta rahta hun main

bar-e-khatir ban gai go yar-e-shatir ki bisat
lekin us par sadgi se khelta rahta hun main

allah-allah mera shauq-e-jazb-e-kaamil dekhna
fikr-e-wahdat mein doi se khelta rahta hun main

wo mere aiwan-e-gham mein zinat-e-guldasta hai
phul ki afsurdagi se khelta rahta hun main

wo ye kahte hain ki fursat mein bahal jata hai dil
apne ‘ahsan-kazmi' se khelta rahta hun main