hum hi badlenge rah-o-rasm-e-gulistan yaro
hum se wabasta hai tamir-e-bahaaran yaro

qurbat-e-kakul-o-rukhsar se ji tang nahin
ek zara chain to de gardish-e-dauran yaro

lakh hum marhala-e-dar-o-rasan se guzre
zindagi se na hue phir bhi gurezan yaro

ek thaka khwab ki sine mein sulagta hai abhi
ek dabi yaad ki hai nish-e-rag-e-jaan yaro

aamad-e-subh se mayus nahin hain lekin
das na le tirgi-e-sham-e-ghariban yaro

aur kuchh dur ki thodi hai rah-e-jaur-o-sitam
aur kuchh der ki tuta dar-e-zindan yaro

apna dukh ho to 'riyaz' us ka mudawa karte
hain sabhi shoala-ba-jaan chaak-e-gareban yaro