kaisi waba-e-khauf zamin par hai in dinon
har ehtiyat ghair-muassar hai in dinon

tapte hue aman ke sahra hain aaj-kal
sukha hua karam ka samandar hai in dinon

har lahza main ghade ki taraf chakkaron mein hun
har aan meri chonch mein patthar hai in dinon

jao kahin niwala-e-yajuj ban raho
mau'ud-e-waqt ghaar ke andar hai in dinon

kis bachche ko sunaun main pariyon ki dastan
ye bhuk ki chudail to ghar ghar hai in dinon

is daur mein to pagalo dhanda hain qurbaten
dekho mafad soch ka mehwar hai in dinon

bujh kar hai fi-zamana nazar aur khush-nazar
dil aur dil-fareb ujad kar hai in dinon

ye shahrah-e-dil hi sirhana hai aaj-kal
ye gard-e-rahgir hi bistar hai in dinon

bigda hai aaftab-e-muqaddar ka munh 'zubair'
sar par khayal-e-yar ki chadar hai in dinon