aadmi bhi aadmi ka raazdan hota nahin
be khabar rahta hai lekin bad-guman hota nahin

zahmaten yaksan makan-o-la-makan se kya hua
kya khalaon se pare bhi aasman hota nahin

hum ki khud rah-raw bhi hain rahbar bhi hain rahzan bhi hain
wan pahunchte hain jahan par karwan hota nahin

badh gae ikhwan-e-yusuf se ye ikhwanus-safa
phenk dete hain wahan jis ja kuan hota nahin

hai jarahat-afrin darman-e-dard-e-la-dawa
shoala karta hai sharar-bari dhuan hota nahin

husn-e-be-parda harif-e-tab-e-nazzara nahin
ho nazar ke samne lekin ayan hota nahin

marg-e-be-hangam apne shahr ka mamul hai
log mar jate hain koi nauha-khwan hota nahin

jo bhi ho jis haal mein hai zindagi us ko aziz
jaan-e-jaan kahne se kuchh jaan-e-jahan hota nahin

be-ada-kari bhi khamoshi se mar jate hain log
yan pe koi khel mirza saheban hota nahin