koshish musalahat ki to lail-o-nahaar ki
har lamha kaifiyat hai magar intishaar ki

gujraat dil hai gar mera kashmir hai qalam
likhta hun dastan badan ke chinar ki

aql-o-khirad hamare na kuchh kaam aa sake
josh-e-junun ne aabru rakh li hai dar ki

sab marhale tamam hue jit ke magar
be-mehri-e-rafiq hui wajah haar ki

sanson pe ikhtiyar na duniya ka eatibar
fitrat yahi hai aalam-e-na-paedar ki

palken bichhaun rahon mein ye aajizi nahin
mizan ye nahin hai 'qalaq' inkisar ki