May rahe miinaa rahe gardish me.n paimaanaa rahe, 
mere saaqii tuu rahe aabaad mayaKhaanaa rahe,
hashr bhii to ho chukaa ruKh se nahii.n haTatii naqaab, 
had bhii aaKhir kuchh hai kab tak ko_ii diivaanaa rahe ,
raat ko jaa baiThate hai.n roz ham majanuu.N ke paas ,
pahale to anaban rah chukii hai ab to yaaraanaa rahe, 
zindagii kaa lutf ho u.Datii rahe haradam 'Riaz', 
ham ho.n shiishe kii parii ho ghar pariiKhaanaa rahe.