pila raha hai zamin ko yahan lahu koi aur
magar hain phul kisi ke hai surkh-ru koi aur

teri talab thi so hum dar tak chale aae
ab aarzu koi baqi na justuju koi aur

ye ittifaq nahin hai ki qatl ho jae
teri kahani mein mujh sa hi hu-ba-hu koi aur

hamesha banti hui baat ko bigadte hain
kabhi kabhi to main khud hi kabhu kabhu koi aur

kamal-e-wahdat-o-kasrat main roz dekhta hun
ki tu hi to mere andar hai chaar-su koi aur

main apne aap se khud jitta hun haarta hun
nahin hai mere alawa mera adu koi aur

ye shairi mein hai yakta mukhalifat mein wo taq
na aur koi 'yagana' na lucknow koi aur

jahan-e-hasil-e-kun thik hai magar 'tariq'
mujhe banani hai duniya-e-rang-o-bu koi aur