main dasht-e-sher mein yun raegan to hota raha
isi bahane magar kuchh bayan to hota raha

koi talluq-e-khatir to tha kahin na kahin
wo khush-guman na sahi bad-guman to hota raha

use khabar hi nahin kitne log rakh hue
wo apne lahje mein aatish-fishan to hota raha

na ehtiyaj ke nale na ehtijaj ki lai
bas ek hamhama-e-raigan to hota raha

hum aise khak-nashinon ki baat kis ne ki
agarche tazkara-e-kahkashan to hota raha

subuk-sari ke liye tum ne kya kiya 'rashid'
falak se shikwa-e-bar-e-giran to hota raha