guftugu karte raho raat guzar jaegi
nur ki koi kiran dil mein utar jaegi

naujawan qaum ka sarmaya hua karte hain
tum jo bikhre to miyan qaum bikhar jaegi

zarf wala kisi kam-zarf ka ehsan le kar
zindagi lakh jiye ruh to mar jaegi

mauj-e-khun sar se guzarti hai guzar jaane de
kam se kam qaum ko bedar to kar jaegi

apni munh zor tamannaon pe qabu kar lo
warna sar se miyan dastar utar jaegi

apni shohrat pe na itrana kabhi tu 'wasiq'
ye nadi wo hai jo ek roz utar jaegi