hum bichhad ke tum se baadal ki tarah rote rahe
thak gae to khwab ki dahliz par sote rahe

zindagi ne hath se khanjar na rakha ek pal
hum qatil-e-ghamza-o-naz-e-butan hote rahe

lok lahje ka suhana-pan sukhan ki naghmagi
shahr ki aabaadiyon ke shor mein khote rahe

kyun mata-e-dil ke lut jaane ka koi gham kare
shahr-e-dilli mein to aise waqiye hote rahe

surkhiyan akhbar ki galiyon mein ghul karti rahin
log apne band kamron mein pade sote rahe

mahfilon mein hum rafiq-o-raaz-dan samjhe gae
ghar ke aangan mein magar tanhaiyan bote rahe