jo tum ho do qadam aage to hum hain do qadam pichhe
ye farq-e-do-qadam kya hai na tum aage na hum pichhe

sanam us ke jamali hain sanam us ke khayali hain
khuda-sazi tha shughl-e-dair rahta kyun haram pichhe

ye kya insaf hai aadil badhaya tishnagi pahle
diya teri adalat ne shuur-e-shahad-o-sam pichhe

ye hai tarikh ka darbar kuchh darwesh baithe hain
khade hain qaisar o faghfur o dara-e-ajam pichhe

bulandi shiddat-e-parwaz se banti gai yani
nazar aage thi aur har fasla tha besh o kam pichhe

yahan bhi kar ke ek sajda wahan bhi kar ke ek sajda
musafir badh gaya chikha kiye dair o haram pichhe

gale us se bhi katte hain gale is se bhi katte hain
rahe kyun 'mazhari' talwar se apna qalam pichhe