koi nashsha na koi khwab kharid
tira-bakhti hai mahtab kharid

hai muzayyan dukan-e-la-adri
sau sawalon ka ek jawab kharid

kisa-e-tamma mein chhupa dinar
phir bila khauf ehtisab kharid

badi mabsut hai kitab-e-khalq
koi achchha sa intikhab kharid

tujh mein hai bahr-e-be-karan ka wajud
tujh se kis ne kaha habab kharid

tota-chashmi ke aib se hai pak
shakl bad hi sahi ghurab kharid

tab kahin ja ke hoga tu 'ghaalib'
asadullah ka khitab kharid

madah-khwan hoga har waraq 'rahi'
sirf ek lafz-e-intisab kharid