khud ko har roz imtihan mein rakh
baal o par kat kar udan mein rakh

sun ke dushman bhi dost ho jae
shahad se lafz bhi zaban mein rakh

ye to sach hai ki wo sitamgar hai
dar par aaya hai to aman mein rakh

marhale aur aane wale hain
tir apna abhi kaman mein rakh

waqt sab se bada muhasib hai
baat itni meri dhyan mein rakh

tazkira ho tera zamane mein
aisa pahlu koi bayan mein rakh

tujh ko naslen khuda na kah baithen
apni taswir mat makan mein rakh

jis ki qismat hai beghari 'manzar'
un ko to apne saeban mein rakh