mil jae gham-e-jaanan jis ko kuchh us ko gham-o-alam nahin
ye gham hai wo gham jis se badh kar duniya mein koi aaram nahin

aaram se hum ko kya nisbat hai azm jawan aala himmat
manzil pe pahunch kar dam lenge ya subh nahin ya sham nahin

mai-nosh to hun madhosh nahin ye bhi to hai pas-e-husn-e-adab
mahfil mein hai jam-o-mina bhi gardish mein magar gulfam nahin

hum ahl-e-junun ki mahfil mein kuchh ahl-e-khirad bhi hain lekin
wo hosh ki baaten karte hain yan hosh ka koi kaam nahin

maqdur ka sab ko milta hai kyon fikr karen is ki 'khalid'
han fikr-e-abad to lazim hai taqdir pe ye ilzam nahin