tujhe hai shauq-e-zaban par jo qand rakhne ka
de ikhtiyar mujhe bhi pasand rakhne ka

pukarti hain mere dil ki pastiyan mujh ko
yahi to waqt hai rutba buland rakhne ka

isi jihad mein guzri hai zindagi apni
kiya hai roz irada samand rakhne ka

buland mekh se khwabon ki rassiyan bandho
diya hai raat ne mauqa kamand rakhne ka

hamin se husn ko hai aas dad pane ki
hamin ko hukm hai aankhon ko band rakhne ka

sabhi ghamon ka uthata hun kharch mein 'rahat'
ajab sila hai dil-e-dard-mand rakhne ka