najat gham se nahin hai mumkin mafar alam se kabhi nahin hai agar yahi zist hai to is se nibah kuchh dil-lagi nahin hai khuda ko jaane khuda na mane wo bandagi bandagi nahin hai jo dard-e-qaum-o-watan na jaane wo shaeri shaeri nahin hai jo ek ishaare pe mit na jae wo aadmi aadmi nahin hai jo dusron ke na kaam aae wo zindagi zindagi nahin hai bahaar aai to hai chaman mein khizan ka lekin mizaj le kar fasurda gul hain udas ghunche shagufta koi kali nahin hai gunah kyon zist ho na apni tabah aalam na ho to kyun-kar jis auj par aadmi tha pahle us auj par aadmi nahin hai saba ba-sad-ehtiram un ko salam kahna payam kahna abhi se aa kar wo kya karenge abhi to mahfil saji nahin hai yahi hai 'hasrat' kalam mera mita andhera hua sawera kahin bhi ab tirgi nahin hai koi bhi dil ab dukhi nahin hai