kahan ho 'ghaalibo' 'miro' 'naziro'
kahan ho meri zulfon ke asiro

meri sahba ke paimano, kahan ho
kahan ho mere diwano kahan ho

kahan ho aalimo masnad-nashino
mere khwan-e-ata ke reza-chino

sila kuchh to wafa ka do kahan ho
kahan ho mere shahzado kahan ho

kahan ho ai mere dar ke gadao
kam-az-kam apni surat to dikhao

ki mein lachaar ho kar rah gai hun
bahut bimar ho kar rah gai hun

kahan ho ai qalam-karo, jiyalo
mujhe kursi-nashinon se bacha lo

ye mujh se dur hote ja rahe hain
bahut maghrur hote ja rahe hain

meri roti pe hota hai guzara
magar chhoda hai mujh ko be-sahaara

sila apni wafa ka pa chuki hun
mein un ke ghar se randi ja chuki hun

haqiqat hai ki mein us ki amin hun
ye ghar mera hai lekin main nahin hun

mere hi nam se ohda mila hai
mere sadqe mein in ka tantana hai

magar ye mujh ko khate ja rahe hain
meri hasti mitate ja rahe hain

suhagan thi abhagan ho gai hun
mein dar dar ki bhikaran ho gai hun