tir jaise kaman ke aage
maut kudel jawan ke aage

baadshah aur faqir donon the
shahr mein ek dukan ke aage

chalte chalte zamin ruk si gai
na-gahan ek makan ke aage

hum bhi apna mujassama rakh aae
raat andhi chatan ke aage

tasht-e-jaan mein saja ke rakhna tha
harf-e-dil mehman ke aage

kya ajab shakhs hai ki baitha hai
dhup mein saeban ke aage

hum kisi ko gawah kya karte
is khule aasman ke aage

kab talak jhut bolte sahib
is tarah khandan ke aage

kaun kahta 'rasa' khuda-lagti
aise kafir guman ke aage