sher se shairi se darte hain
kam-nazar raushni se darte hain

log darte hain dushmani se teri
hum teri dosti se darte hain

dahr mein aah-e-be-kasan ke siwa
aur hum kab kisi se darte hain

hum ko ghairon se dar nahin lagta
apne ahbab hi se darte hain

dawar-e-hashr bakhsh de shayad
han magar maulwi se darte hain

ruthta hai to ruth jae jahan
un ki hum be-rukhi se darte hain

har qadam par hai mohtasib 'jalib'
ab to hum chandni se darte hain