Aaj phir rukh karta hun main, Jab un tang galiyon ki,
Pal bhar ubharti khushi, Ojhal hui thi jo in ankhon ki,
Dehlij se goonjti awaz,Kanon bhar maa ke mamta ki,
Roti dhool mitti se lipti, Thanhaayiyon mein khoyi si !
Likhne ka ye karwan badhtaa rahega, Sher-o-Shayari ka alam chalta rahega, Ruh se nikli awaz ko alfazon mein dhalke, Ruhaani ki syaahi se kalam likhta rahega !!
Aaj phir rukh karta hun main, Jab un tang galiyon ki,
Pal bhar ubharti khushi, Ojhal hui thi jo in ankhon ki,
Dehlij se goonjti awaz,Kanon bhar maa ke mamta ki,
Roti dhool mitti se lipti, Thanhaayiyon mein khoyi si !
Izzat kamaane mein arse beet jaate hain,
Par ise gawane mein pal bhar nahin lagta,
Bhale koi tarafdaari kare ya naa kare teri,
Amal aisa kar ke kafan tak maila na pade !
Sab khuda ka nizaam hai, Jispe ye kaainaat chalti hai,
Varna ye chirag si jalti duniya,Kabke pighal gayi hoti !
Doobti kashti ko kinara nahin milta,
Tute haunslon ko sahara nahin milta,
Bade hi mushkil se haalaat hain,
Zara ehtiyaat se kadam rakhna aye dost,
Nihsaar se is imtehan-e-safar mein,
Chaanv tak ka tujhe sath nahin milta !
Vaise cheekh-pukar, Dil-e-hal zahir karna chahta hun,
Dard bhare ubaal ne,Un tamaam raazon ko dubo diya,
Chalke baarish kee tarha, Un ghum bhare aansuon ko,
Masnoon andheri raaton ne,Aainon se parhez kar liya !
Bhale saara zamana ruth jaye koi ghum nahin,
Bas ik tera sath chaahiye zindagi aazmane ko,
Hain tayyar gawane ko sab-kuch hoke neelam,
Paa liya kaafi hai ik tere jaise ashrafi zewar ko !
Aadhi umar guzar gayi, Jawaani ko budhaape mein sufaid hote,
Ab bachi adhi simtegi, Budhape ko jawani ke ragon mein rangte !
Zindagi musalsal lamhon ka aazmana hai, Pitare se lais armanon ka khazana hai,
Laziz lutfon ki adaayegi mein lutna hai, Khali jholi yahan se rukhsat kar jana hai,
Jo kuch bhi hai jeete dam tak ka hai, Hasraton se bharaa hua ye khel khilonaa hai !