avval to main rukta nahin aur jis se rukun main
ta-hashr ye mumkin nahin phir us se milun men
ye aur sunai ki miri baat to sun le
jo teri kahe aan ke us ki na sunun main
ye khuub kahi dekhenge kab tak na milega
is baat pe gar chaho to ab sharm karun main
aapas men agar charkh-o-zamin dinon ye mil jaaen
to bhi na kabhi tujh se mila huun na milun main
tab naam hai ‘maruf’ dhara rah to sahi jab
chhati pe tiri ath-pahr muung dalun main