qadam insaaN ka raah-e-dahar meN tharraa hii jaata hai
chale kitnaa hii koii bach ke Thokar khaa hii jaataa hai
nazar Khwaah kitnii hii haqaaeq aashnaa, phir bhii
hujuum-e-kashmkash meN aadmii ghabraa hii jaataa hai
khilaaf-e-maslahat maiN bhi samajhta huN, magar vaaez
vo aate haiN to chehre pe taGaiyyur aa hii jaataa hai
havaaeN zor kitnaa hii lagaaeN aaNdhiyaaN ban kar
magar jo ghir ke aataa hai vo baadal chhaa hii jaataa hai
shikaayat kyuuN ise kahte ho ye fitrat hai insaaN kii
musiibat meN khayaal-e-aish-e-rafta aa hii jaataa hai
samajhtii haiN maal-e-gul meN kyaa zor-e-fitrat hai
sahar hote hii kaliyoN ko tabassum aa hii jaataa hai
chale kitnaa hii koii bach ke Thokar khaa hii jaataa hai
nazar Khwaah kitnii hii haqaaeq aashnaa, phir bhii
hujuum-e-kashmkash meN aadmii ghabraa hii jaataa hai
khilaaf-e-maslahat maiN bhi samajhta huN, magar vaaez
vo aate haiN to chehre pe taGaiyyur aa hii jaataa hai
havaaeN zor kitnaa hii lagaaeN aaNdhiyaaN ban kar
magar jo ghir ke aataa hai vo baadal chhaa hii jaataa hai
shikaayat kyuuN ise kahte ho ye fitrat hai insaaN kii
musiibat meN khayaal-e-aish-e-rafta aa hii jaataa hai
samajhtii haiN maal-e-gul meN kyaa zor-e-fitrat hai
sahar hote hii kaliyoN ko tabassum aa hii jaataa hai