har talkh haqiqat ka izhaar bhi karna hai
duniya mein mohabbat ka parchaar bhi karna hai

be-khwabi-e-paiham se bezar bhi karna hai
basti ko kisi surat bedar bhi karna hai

dushman ke nishane par kab tak yunhi baithenge
khud ko bhi bachana hai aur war bhi karna hai

shaffaf bhi rakhna hai gulshan ki fazaon ko
har barg-e-gul-e-tar ko talwar bhi karna hai

kanton se ulajhne ki khwahish bhi nahin rakhte
phulon se mohabbat ka izhaar bhi karna hai

is jurm ki nauiyyat malum nahin kya hai
inkar bhi karna hai iqrar bhi karna hai

hone bhi nahin dena bohran koi paida
moqif pe hamein apne israr bhi karna hai

tai lamhon mein kar dalen sadiyon ka safar lekin
is rah ko ai 'ruhi' hamwar bhi karna hai