kuch muhtasibon k khilwat main kuch waiz k ghar jati hai
ham bada-kashon k hise ko ab jam main kam kam ati hai
yun arz-o-talab se kab ai dil patthar-dil pani hote hain
tum lakh raza k khu dalo kab khu-e-sitamgar jati hai
bedad-garon ki basti hai yan dad kahan fariyad kahan
sar phorti phirti hai nadan fariyad jo dar dar jati hai
han ji k zayan k ham ko bhi tashwish hai lekin kya kjiye
har rah jo udhar ko jati hai maqtal se guzar kar jati hai
ab kucha-e-dilbar ka rah-rau rahzan bhi bane to bat bane
pahre se udu talte hi nahin aur rat barabar jati hai
ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subah-e-watan
yadon se muattar ati hai ashkon se munawwar jati hai
ham bada-kashon k hise ko ab jam main kam kam ati hai
yun arz-o-talab se kab ai dil patthar-dil pani hote hain
tum lakh raza k khu dalo kab khu-e-sitamgar jati hai
bedad-garon ki basti hai yan dad kahan fariyad kahan
sar phorti phirti hai nadan fariyad jo dar dar jati hai
han ji k zayan k ham ko bhi tashwish hai lekin kya kjiye
har rah jo udhar ko jati hai maqtal se guzar kar jati hai
ab kucha-e-dilbar ka rah-rau rahzan bhi bane to bat bane
pahre se udu talte hi nahin aur rat barabar jati hai
ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subah-e-watan
yadon se muattar ati hai ashkon se munawwar jati hai