tanha khade hain hum sar-e-bazar kya karen
koi nahin hai gham ka kharidar kya karen

ai kam-nasib dil tu magar chahta hai kya
sannyas le len chhod den ghar-bar kya karen

uljha ke khud hi zist ke ek ek tar ko
khud se sawal karte hain har bar kya karen

ek umr tak jo zist ka hasil bani rahin
pamal ho rahi hain wo aqdar kya karen

hai puri kaenat ka chehra dhuan dhuan
ghazlon mein zikr-e-yar tarah-dar kya karen

is dohri zindagi mein bhi lakhon azab hain
duniya se dil hai barsar-e-paikar kya karen