kate hain din hayat ke lachaar ki tarah
kahne ko zindagi hai ye gulzar ki tarah

malum hi na thin unhen kuchh apni qimaten
ahl-e-qalam bike yahan akhbar ki tarah

taqrir us ne ki thi hamare khilaf jo
har lafz chubh raha hai hamein khar ki tarah

kya tum pe e'tibar karen tum hi kuchh kaho
qaul-o-qarar karte ho sarkar ki tarah

niklegi kaise koi mulaqat ki sabil
duniya khadi hai rah mein diwar ki tarah

diwar-o-dar pe 'kirishna' ki lila ke naqsh hai
mandir hai ye to 'krishn' ke darbar ki tarah

ghairat hamein aziz hai ghairat se hum jiye
pahni hai hum ne sar pe ye dastar ki tarah

ai 'shobha' dekh un ki zara khush-libasiyan
nikle hain ban ke wo kisi gulzar ki tarah