ab ehtiram hi kahiye use ki dar ke gae
tere dayar mein sare sawar utar ke gae

hai barg-o-bar ka girna to qarz mausam ka
hawa-e-tund parinde kahan shajar ke gae

ho shahr shahr khamoshi ka kuchh sabab shayad
magar wo shor-o-shaghab bhi to bahr-o-bar ke gae

meri hi jaan ke dushman hain shahkar mere
mere khilaf karishme mere hunar ke gae

har ek sawal ka dete hain saf saf jawab
wo kya gae ki bahane agar magar ke gae

kisi ke hath mein patthar kahan wo sahn mein ped
hamare ahd se mausam shajar hajar ke gae

hamein bhi kucha-e-qatil ka tha chalan malum
isi liye to gali mein teri sanwar ke gae

to apne chaak-e-gareban ka aa gaya hai khayal
tamasha dekhne jab log idhar-udhar ke gae

na ishq hai wo na ghaalib na aastan na wafa
usi ke sath hi qisse bhi sang-o-sar ke gae

safar mein der talak ham-safar tha ghar faruq
nazar mein dur talak aks baam-o-dar ke gae