phir uthaya jaunga mitti mein mil jaane ke baad
garche hun sahma hua buniyaad hil jaane ke baad

aap ab hum se hamari khairiyat mat puchhiye
aadmi khud ka kahan rahta hai dil jaane ke baad

sakht-jaani ki badaulat ab bhi hum hain taza-dam
khushk ho jate hain warna ped hil jaane ke baad

khauf aata hai bulandi ki taraf chadhte hue
gul ka murjhana hi rah jata hai khil jaane ke baad

fikr lahaq hai hamesha misl-e-tukhm-e-na-tawan
hashr kya hoga darun-e-ab-o-gil jaane ke baad

is tarah hairan hain sab dekh kar 'raghib' mujhe
jaise koi aa gaya ho mustaqil jaane ke baad