hazaron log hain apni tarah ke
sitam jo jhelte hain muskura ke

kahan tarikiyon mein kho gae ho
hamare hath par shama jala ke

zara baitho hamara haal dekho
kidhar jate ho tum ye gul khila ke

tere bare mein ye socha nahin tha
ki tu bhi chhod dega aazma ke

chaman mein tum 'khalil' aae nahin ho
mujhe sunne pade shikwe saba ke