har ek pal mujhe dukh dard be-shumar mile
khuda kabhi to mere dil ko bhi qarar mile

zamana dushman-e-jaan ho gaya ye gham hai magar
mera nasib ki khanjar ba-dast-e-yar mile

kya hogi is se bhi badh kar kisi ki mahrumi
jise nasib mein ta-marg intizar mile

ai aalamin ke raaziq bata kahan jaun
mere watan mein mujhe jab na rozgar mile

rahe wo zinda ya mar jae farq kya hai jise
ghutan zamane mein aur qabr mein fishaar mile

main muskuraata magar di na ashk ne mohlat
khushi jab ek mili sath gham hazar mile

jo jhut bole hukumat se dad le jae
jo bole sach use tohfe mein auj-e-dar mile

falak pe likkhun tera nam mere nam ke sath
agar kabhi mujhe taron par ikhtiyar mile

main jin se dur hi rahna pasand karta tha
wo zindagi ki masafat mein bar bar mile

khushi se 'abr' har ek rabt munqata kar do
agar kahi koi duniya mein sogwar mile