jis ne nashad kiya nam tumhaara kyon ho
tum pe ilzam mere dost gawara kyon ho

shab sisakte hue guzri ho bhala kyon meri
rote rote mein koi din bhi guzara kyon ho

saf kapdon mein magar dekh ke jalte hain amir
bas mein un ke ho mujhe nan ka para kyon ho

bhuk-o-iflas ka hai raj yahan chaaron taraf
apni dharti ka hi gardish mein sitara kyon ho

bil-yaqin aur kisi ne hai use uksaya
phul ke mujh se mera dost ghubbara kyon ho

main ne jis rah pe khai hai shikast ai logo
aise jada se guzar apna dobara kyon ho

jo bhi nuqsan hua mujh se izala lena
sach to ye hai ki mohabbat mein khasara kyon ho

mujh ko taqdir se be-wajh shikayat hi rahi
khinch qismat ne mujhe farsh pe mara kyon ho

jis ne har haal mein ghurbat mein tera sath diya
aaj amiri mein 'rashid' us se kinara kyon ho