koi surat koi tadbir nikali jae
aabru ishq-o-mohabbat ki bacha li jae

kaun deta hai wafaon ka wafaon se jawab
ab to behtar hai ki ye rasm utha li jae

fi-zamana hai yahi maslahat-e-aql-o-shuur
dil mein khwahish koi ubhre to daba li jae

samne bachchon ke doharao na pichhle jhagde
nanhe zehnon mein ye buniyaad na dali jae

mashwara mera bas itna hai nai naslon ko
apne ajdad ki pagdi na uchhaali jae

mere allah mujhe itna tawangar kar de
dar se mere kabhi khali na sawali jae

koi milta hi nahin waqif-e-adab-e-junun
ab to basti hi alag apni basa li jae

us taraf wo to idhar hum hain pareshan 'bebak'
khwahish-e-did kisi taur na tali jae