kis tarah rakh lun sath kisi ham-safar ko main
pahchanta hun khub har ek mo'atabar ko main

daman mein jis ke khel rahi ho shab-e-siyah
kaise karun qubul bhala is sahar ko main

rota hai dil siyasat-e-ahd-e-jadid par
jab dekhta hun gham se pareshan bashar ko main

umr-e-daraaz 'khizr' mubarak ho aap ko
apna raha hun zindagi-e-mukhtasar ko main

'rahbar' nashat-o-aish ki manzil qarib hai
tai kar chuka hun gham ki har ek rahguzar ko main