rang-o-ramish zamzame gul-ha-e-tar hote hue
dil akela aur itne ham-safar hote hue

aansuon se sard ho jati hai har sine ki aag
mera dil aatish-kada hai chashm-tar hote hue

dil ki duniya mein andhera ho to kuchh raushan nahin
aankh chashm-e-sang hai shams o qamar hote hue

chashm aage ek chehra panw go chakkar mein hain
dar-ba-dar hota nahin dil dar-ba-dar hote hue

hausla tuta to wo ibrat ka manzar aa gaya
ud nahin paya parinda baal-o-par hote hue

nisf duniya bhuk se aur pyas se maghlub hai
dast o bazu zehn o dil lal-o-gohar hote hue

har kas-o-na-kas pe kar leta hai fauran e'tibar
be-khabar kitna hai 'khalid' ba-khabar hote hue