gumrahi se yun kamal-e-agahi tak aa gae
hum bahut bhatke magar teri gali tak aa gae

in charaghon ko bata do nind se jagen zara
badhte badhte ab andhere raushni tak aa gae

zor se hansne lage phir umr ke sab mah-o-sal
hum ne ye puchha tha kya hum zindagi tak aa gae

jo kaha main ne wahan tak koi bhi pahuncha nahin
an-suni karte hue sab an-kahi tak aa gae

zindagi ke har qadam par ek naya bikhraw hai
hum badi tartib se be-rah-rawi tak aa gae

ek nae mafhum se tahrir karna hai unhen
bahte bahte ab mere aansu khushi tak aa gae

har amal ka lazmi hota hai ek radd-e-amal
ab fareb us ke meri sada-dili tak aa gae

khatm hoti hi nahin 'khalid' ujalon ki talash
dhup se hote hue hum chandni tak aa gae