banate nahin hain jo kirdar apne

banate nahin hain jo kirdar apne
hamesha wo rahte hain sab khwar apne
khulus-o-mohabbat dilon mein nahin hai
hain matlab ke sab hi talabgar apne


jinhen hum ne roka bure raste se
wahi ho gae hum se bezar apne
nazar rakhte hain dusron ke 'amal par
nahin dekhte hain wo kirdar apne


jo derina the aashna wo kahan hain
sabhi ho gae gum wafadar apne
wo dhunde se bhi ab to milte nahin hain
kahan ja chuke hain wo gham-khwar apne


dukhon mein ai 'basir' jo dete nahin sath
hain duniya mein sab hi wo bekar apne