raste ke pech-o-kham dushman sahi
fasle hain munhasir raftar par

kan mat dharna dil-e-azurda ki siskar par
kya hua chullu jo chhalni hain abhi

hont kyon hon tishnagi ke ishtihaar
kya hua soche hue manzar jo hath aae nahin

aankh sa dariya bane kyon reg-zar
naz ho tahsil ka ya na-rasai ka malal

har tag-o-dau hai qawi ka ishtial
soch sakta hai khule dil se to bas itna hi soch

shewa-e-hirman-o-yas achchha nahin
zindagi ka yun libas achchha nahin

tut kar salim bane rahna agarche hai fareb
mo'tariz hota nahin koi magar ilhaq par

baz takhliqi amal ke ma-siwa
kaun sa ilzam aata hai kisi tiryaq par