tabah zist magar ek bazigar ne ki
wagarna wajh na thi tut kar bikharne ki

wo ud chuka hai to phir us ki man lete hain
use to zid si hai ilzam hum pe dharne ki

tamam khwab pareshan the shab ki mahfil mein
na-jaane baat kya taron se chashm-e-tar ne ki

wo rath mein aankh ki har pal chamakta rahta hai
ye rut hai jugnuon ke khak par utarne ki

hai chhed chhed mera daman-e-sawal bhi ab
ajib haalat-e-dil mere jadugar ne ki

samaaton ka nasha hai ki shor pael ka
khirad bhi chhin gai hain sadaen jharne ki

kitab-e-waqt ka har bab hifz kar dala
padhi na mashq magar qaul se mukarne ki

nahin thi zist muqaddar na bach sake warna
bahut sai mere masum chaaragar ne ki

'rashid' hum ne faqiri mein waqt kat liya
agarche taj sajaane ki zid bhi sar ne ki