in buton se jo rah-o-rasm hai jari rakhna
ai khuda-wand-e-jahan baat hamari rakhna

palki aur janaze mein nahin aisa farq
jo nibhe gor tak ai dil wo sawari rakhna

ai gham-o-dard-o-alam aish-e-jahan fani hai
kaam aaega mulaqat tumhaari rakhna

gulshan-e-husn-e-butan phule phale ya-allah
is chaman mein asar-e-baad-e-bahaari rakhna

chashm-e-bulbul ka kamar-band rag-e-gul si kamar
gul-badan ki tumhein zeba hai katari rakhna

aashna dost nahin bahr-e-fana ai munim
chashma-e-faiz hai daulat ise jari rakhna

dil ki taqat ghate ya nur ghate aankhon se
chahiye khatir-e-pur-nur tumhaari rakhna

lakh ahbab sataen lab-e-shikwa na khulen
madad ai hausla tu baat hamari rakhna

hamin barson rahe hain tere liye khana-ba-dosh
kuchh jagah dil mein jo rakhna to hamari rakhna

hum se baaten rahen auron se rahe khamoshi
itni ai ghuncha-dahan baat hamari rakhna

wo muwahhid hun ki din raat hai raaziq se dua
ek sarkar se rozi meri jari rakhna

sar-e-hasid ke liye tegh-e-zaban kafi hai
mujh mein aadat mere ustad ki jari rakhna

'rashk' jab tak rahe mahmud rahe duniya mein
aabru bande ki ai hazrat-e-bari rakhna