hum ko kiya hai waqt ne majbur kya karen
is waste hain aap se hum dur kya karen

khud ko is anjuman mein wo mashhur kya karen
duniya hai kam-nasibon ki be-nur kya karen

khun-e-shuur khun-e-wafa khun-e-arzu
jalne lage hain surat-e-nasur kya karen

daulat ka sikka chalta hai sare hi shahr mein
nadar kya karen yahan majbur kya karen

pahle hi be-hijab nazar aa rahe hain wo
un ko dil-o-nigah mein mastur kya karen

khamosh is khayal se baithe hain bazm mein
rudad-e-gham se aap ko ranjur kya karen

puri ho kis tarah dil-e-muztar ki aarzu
badla hai husn-o-ishq ka dastur kya karen

rahat ki baat kis tarah aae zaban par
badhne lage hain qalb ke nasur kya karen

bar-e-gham-e-hayat utha to liya magar
'qaisar' hain apne waqt se majbur kya karen