tum ye kahte ho ki qail nahin aslaf ka main
sach hai ye daur bhi aslaf parasti ka nahin

aaj har jam se labrez mai-e-hasti se
jam-e-diroz mein ye baada-e-rangin hai kahin

tum ne samjha hi nahin falsafa-e-zist hai kya
kab main kahta hun ki jhutla do guzishta lamhe

main ne to aur bhi chamkae hain mazi ke nuqush
gul kiye honge tumhin ne gae waqton ke diye

main is aflas-zada daur se bach kar ai dost
likh nahin sakta kisi haal mein bosida adab

aur ye bhi nahin ho sakta ki main pesh karun
be-tap-o-tap-o-paraganda-o-zulida adab

kal jo tha tarz-e-jahan aaj kahan hai baqi
sath de sakti nahin aaj ka wo rasm-e-kohan

kal to kuchh aur hi thi lauh-o-qalam ki duniya
aaj kuchh aur hai diwanon ka andaz-e-sukhan

mere afkar pe kahte ho ki hai mohr lagi
'hafiz'-o-'sadi' bhi hain ahd-e-guzishta ke adib

tum hi batlao ki marta hai kahin aisa adab
jo raha ho gham-e-hasti gham-e-dauran ke qarib

ishq aur husn ke afsanon mein kya rakkha hai
sun ke un qisson ko bimar nahin ji sakte

jis mein sharbat ho faqat baada-e-tiryaq na ho
aaj us jam ko mai-khwar nahin pi sakte

mere dil mein bhi aqidat ka diya jalta hai
ho 'zuhuri'-o-'naziri' ki ho 'talib' ka kalam

'keats' 'tagore' ki 'iqbaal' hon 'tulsi' hon ki 'mir'
sab se 'ghaalib' ko juda rakhta hai 'ghaalib' ka kalam

aaj bhi hazrat-e-ghaalib ka qalam zinda hai
us se milta hai abhi jis ki zarurat hai hamein

aaj ke daur mein bhi taza hain afkar us ke
ye alag baat ki us se bhi kudurat hai hamein