jaan yun libas-e-jism ko nikli utar kar
jaise koi sarae mein ek shab guzar kar

haalat ne libas to mela kiya magar
kirdar phir bhi rakkha hai hum ne sanwar kar

mear aaj-kal to badai ka hai yahi
apni har ek baat ko tu ishtihaar kar

gar ho sake to de unhen ummid ki kiran
baithe hon zindagani se apni jo haar kar

duniya bahut badi hai kahin kar talash-e-rizq
haalat kuchh hon in pe na ab inhisar kar

ye bhi to hai ana ko kuchalne ka ek taur
nafrat rahi hai jis se usi ko tu pyar kar

jo zakhm dushmanon se mile un ko tu na dekh
jo doston ne bakhshe hain un ka shumar kar

ummid roz ek nai le ke jagiye
nakaamiyon ke bojh ko sar se utar kar

har koi aansuon ki zaban jaanta nahin
aankhen kisi ke samne mat aabshaar kar

apne nahin to aur kisi ke liye bhi ji
'khalid' rawish ek aisi bhi ab ikhtiyar kar