rang alfaz ka alfaz se gahra chahun
baat karne ke liye apna hi lahja chahun

hai thakan aisi mera par utarna hai muhaal
tishnagi wo hai ki bahta hua dariya chahun

kam-nazar hai jo kare teri sataish mahdud
tu wo shahkar hai main jis ko sarapa chahun

tujh pe raushan mere haalat ki zanjiren hain
rok lena jo kabhi tujh se bichhadna chahun

muflisi lakh sahi daulat-e-nayab hai ye
main tere gham ke ewaz kyun gham-e-duniya chahun

gham hai sannaton mein qadmon ke nishan tak 'rashid'
wo andhera hai ki diwaron se rasta chahun