hum apne khun-e-dil se fasana banate hain
tanqid ka wo phir bhi nishana banate hain

aata hai jab bhi shahr mein mausam fasad ka
hum ahl-e-khair dur thikana banate hain

honton pe tishnagi liye hum daudte rahe
ye ahl-e-mai-kada to bahana banate hain

tul-e-shab-e-firaq ki jalwagari na puchh
tasbih ka hum aansu ko dana banate hain

ahl-e-khirad to waqt ke dhaare mein bah gae
ahl-e-junun to ek zamana banate hain

'rahbar' sar-e-niyaz jhukane ke waste
hum sang-e-dar ko apna thikana banate hain