sukhnawaro
mere ham-asro

meri umr ke shairo
koi to aisi ghazal kaho

koi to aisi nazm likho
jise sun kar tumhaare shair hone ka subut mile

tumhein zi-fahm hone ka khitab mile
kabhi to khaliq the aaj makhluq hain hum

kabhi to hakim the aaj mahkum hain hum
kabhi to qatil the aaj maslub hain hum

'ghaalib'-o-'mir' ne ishq-e-butan par apni nazar rakkhi
iqbaal ne qadmon ke tale

qatil ki zaban rakkhi
taraqqi pasandon ne mazdur ke hisar buland kiye

khud to rahe buland-bang mahlon mein
jhonpadiyon ke fasane tahrir kiye

jadidiyat ka taqaza hai dard-o-gham zat
tanhai bebasi alamnaki

uktae hue log
na mohabbat na sukun na dosti na dushmani

na kahin qarar
har su zindagi se farar

yahi mazamin-e-nau hain
mere ahd ke qalam-karo

tum in pe bhi apni nazar rakkho
likho hikayat-e-khun-chakan

warna khud ko shair na kaho
apne hathon se qalam rakh do