apne hi ghar mein yun hai mujhe apne ghar ki qaid
darkar jaise chhat ko ho diwar-o-dar ki qaid

yun zindagi ke sath rahi umr bhar ki qaid
lazim ho jaise bahr-nazara nazar ki qaid

aazad ho ke apna asar dhundhti phire
manzur gar nahin hai dua ko asar ki qaid

is dahr ke azal se ye lail-o-nahaar hain
suraj ko din ki chand ko hai raat-bhar ki qaid

aazad hain parind to parwaz ke liye
ye to batao hai ki nahin baal-o-par ki qaid

ai saz kyun na maut ko aawaz dijiye
gar aap ko qubul nahin umr-bhar ki qaid