avval avval khuub dauDi kashti-e-ahl-e-havas — Natiq Gulavthi

mujh se naaraaz hain jo log vo khush hain un se
main judaa chiiz huun 'naatiq' mire ashaar judaa

— Natiq Gulavthi

hangaama-e-hayaat se lenaa to kuchh nahin
haan dekhte chalo ki tamaashaa hai raah kaa

— Natiq Gulavthi

vahaan se le gai naakaam badbakhton ko khud-kaami
jahaan chashm-e-karam se khud-ba-khud kuchh kaam honaa thaa

— Natiq Gulavthi

aati hai yaad subh-e-masarrat ki baar baar
khurshid aate aate use kal uThaa to laa

— Natiq Gulavthi

sab ko ye shikaayat hai ki hanstaa nahin 'naatiq'
ham ko ye taajjub ki vo giryaan nahin hotaa

— Natiq Gulavthi

kuchh nahin achchhaa to duniyaa mein buraa bhi kuchh nahin
kijiye sab kuchh magar apni zarurat dekh kar

— Natiq Gulavthi