Jaaiye baiThiye hukmraanoN ke biich,
aap kyuuN aa gaye ham divaanoN ke biich,
(hukmraanoN : rulers)
aur kyaa hai siyaasat ke baazaar meN,
kuch khilone saje haiN dukaanoN ke biich,
thaa jinheN ishq kaa hauslaa uTh gaye,
tazkire rah gaye daastoN ke biich,
ishq ke naam par aur to kyaa hogaa,
dushmani ho gayii do gharaanoN ke biich,
log baateN banaane pe aise tule,
chhup gayii har haqiiqat fasaanoN ke biich,
jalne vaaloN kii aaheN kahaaN jal sakiiN,
ek dhuaaN hai abhii tak makaanoN ke biich,
zindagaanii kii qadreN badalne lagiiN,
log baNTne lage do zamaanoN ke biich,
(qadreN : benchmarks, paradigms)
kam se kam ham meN ye hauslaa to rahaa,
zindagii kaaT dii imtihaanoN ke biich,
sher-o-fan kii sajii hai nayii anjuman,
ham bhii baiThe haiN kuch nau-javaanoN ke biich.