kaise rakhenge sar pe kisi ka udhaar hum
qarz-e-wafa mein karte hain sar ka shumar hum

afsos isi chaman mein hue be-wiqar hum
jis ko ki chahte rahe diwana-war hum

alfaz madah-khwan the qalam the bike hue
kaise tarash lete koi shah-kar hum

milna hamara khak mein zaea na jaega
de jaenge chaman ko shuur-e-bahaar hum

koi sipar bacha na sakegi huzur ko
talwar se sukhan ki karenge jo war hum

ai zindagi na hum se chhupa raaz-e-zindagi
har sans mein hain tere hi aaina-dar hum

dalen ab ek aur riwayat ki dagh-bel
dushman pe ai 'niyaz' karen e'tibar hum