rahen bana ke aage nikal jaana chahiye
ab to jadid sanche mein dhal jaana chahiye

nafrat ka zahr zehnon mein tum bhar chuke bahut
logon ko tum se ab to sanbhal jaana chahiye

duniya ko bantna hain ujale to phir tumhein
manind-e-shama jalna pighal jaana chahiye

badhna hi chahte ho badho chhanw ki tarah
lekin na dhup sa tumhein dhal jaana chahiye

basti ke sare logon ne patthar utha liye
ab kanch ke gharon se nikal jaana chahiye

thahre hue hain aansu sarae mein chashm ki
aahon ke sath un ko nikal jaana chahiye

tira-shabi ko 'josh' muqaddar na man lo
hai waqt ab bhi tum ko sanbhal jaana chahiye