jab bhi dushman ban ke is ne war kiya
main ne apne lahje ko talwar kiya

main ne apne phul se bachchon ki khatir
kaghaz ke phulon ka karobar kiya

meri mehnat ki qimat kya dega tu
main ne dasht-o-sahra ko gulzar kiya

main 'farhad' ya majnun kaise ban jata
main shair tha main ne sab se pyar kiya

us ki aankhen khwab se banne lagti hain
jab bhi main ne chahat ka izhaar kiya

apne pichhe aane walon ki khatir
main ne har ek raste ko hamwar kiya

us ke ghar ke sare log mukhalif the
phir bhi 'arif' us ne mujh se pyar kiya