umid-o-bim ke aalam mein dil dahalta hai
wo aate aate kai raste badalta hai

abhi to sham hai tanqid kar na rindon par
suna hai raat gae mai-kada sambhalta hai

na koi khauf na andesha aur na rakht-e-safar
ye kaun hai jo mere sath sath chalta hai

hamare waste jis ja pe hadd-e-fasil hai
wahin se ek naya rasta nikalta hai

ajib chiz hai ye karb-e-khud-kalami bhi
jo baat kije to ek silsila nikalta hai

na jaane kitne sar-e-pur-ghurur katte hain
ajib shakhs hai talwar ban ke chalta hai

'habab' shikwa baja lao naqd-e-jaan ke tufail
tumhaare nam ka sikka yahan bhi chalta hai