un se bhi kahan meri himayat mein hila sar
kahte the jo har baat pe hazir hai mera sar

han ye hai ki aahista-kalami ka hun mujrim
khamosh-mizaji to hai ilzam sarasar

jis roz se aaya hai ye qatil ki nazar mein
us roz se jhukne ki ada bhul gaya sar

ghairat ke muqabil thi zarurat bhi hawas bhi
ye marka mushkil tha magar hum ne kiya sar

ek roz ek insan ne mujhe kah diya insan
us roz bahut der na sajde se utha sar