kise hai lauh-e-waqt par dawam sochte rahe
likhe hue the kaise kaise nam sochte rahe

rah-e-hayat mein ruka hai kaun kitni der ko?
musafiron ka waqfa-e-qayam sochte rahe

kise khabar hai jalwa-gah-e-yar tak pahunchne ko
siyah kitne padte hain maqam sochte rahe

ujad ke dil basa nahin bichhad ke wo mila nahin
azab hai ki hijr subh-o-sham sochte rahe

abhi talak bashaaraton ki gunj hai khayal mein
ye kaun khwab mein tha ham-kalam sochte rahe

jo mila tha raste mein kya bataen kaun tha?
wo yaad aa gaya to us ka nam sochte rahe

kuchh aise be-khabar na the shikariyon ki chaal se
jab aa gae tuyur zer-e-dam sochte rahe

'rashid' sari umr isi khayal mein guzar gai
ki zalimon se lenge intiqam sochte rahe