jo be-sabaat ho us sarkhushi ko kya kije
ye zindagi hai to phir zindagi ko kya kije

ruka jo kaam to diwangi hi kaam aai
na kaam aae to farzangi ko kya kije

ye kyun kahen ki hamein koi rahnuma na mila
magar sarisht ki aawargi ko kya kije

kisi ko dekh ke ek mauj lab pe aa to gai
uthe na dil se to aisi hansi ko kya kije

hamein to aap ne soz-e-alam hi bakhsha tha
jo nur ban gai us tirgi ko kya kije

hamare hisse ka ek jura bhi nahin baqi
nigah-e-dost ki mai-khangi ko kya kije

jahan gharib ko nan-e-jawin nahin milti
wahan hakim ke dars-e-khudi ko kya kije

visal-e-dost se bhi kam na ho saki 'rashid'
azal se pai hui tishnagi ko kya kije