parinde be-qarari mein
musalsal barf-bari mein

hamin kyun zad mein aate hain
hamesha chand-mari mein

hamari qaum zinda hai
faqat mardum-shumari mein

bahut nuqsan hota hai
ziyaada hoshiyari mein

kami kuchh rah gai hai kya
hamari jaan-nisari mein

qalam faiyyaz hota tha
'talab' be-roz-gari mein