haram kahta hai kuchh dair-e-butan kuchh aur kahta hai
tariq-e-manzil-e-waraftgan kuchh aur kahta hai

har ek se un ka wahshi dastan kuchh aur kahta hai
nahin hota jahan koi wahan kuchh aur kahta hai

amir-e-karwan kya hai khuda-e-karwan hum the
magar ab to ghubar-e-karwan kuchh aur kahta hai

har ek jalwe mein ek parda har ek parda mein ek jalwa
ba-har-surat sahab-e-darmiyan kuchh aur kahta hai

janab-e-shaikh ke lab par khuda ka nam aata hai
subuhi-kash magar waqt-e-azan kuchh aur kahta hai

ye mana jannat-e-husn-e-nazar thi zindagi apni
magar khamyaza-e-umr-e-rawan kuchh aur kahta hai

meri hasti ka har zarra hai gunjaish-talab ab tak
ki pa kar wusat-e-kaun-o-makan kuchh aur kahta hai

qafas mein lakh saman-e-tarab sayyaad hai lekin
mera nala ba-nam-e-ashiyan kuchh aur kahta hai

nahin hoti hai hujjat khatm tanha aab-o-dana par
are sayyaad asir-e-be-zaban kuchh aur kahta hai

utari ja rahi hain qaidiyon ki bediyan lekin
nishan-e-halqa-e-tauq-e-garan kuchh aur kahta hai

ajab uljhan mein dala tu ne o munh pherne wale
ki dil kuchh aur kahta hai guman kuchh aur kahta hai

mera har ek sajda muntazir hai qaul-e-faisal ka
jabin kuchh kah rahi hai aastan kuchh aur kahta hai

kalam-e-'mir'-o-'mirza' qabil-e-sad-naz hai 'afqar'
magar 'momin' ka andaz-e-bayan kuchh aur kahta hai