band bahar se meri zat ka dar hai mujh mein
main nahin khud mein ye ek aam khabar hai mujh mein

ek ajab aamad-o-shud hai ki na mazi hai na haal
'jaun' barpa kai naslon ka safar hai mujh mein

hai meri umr jo hairan tamashai hai
aur ek lamha hai jo zer-o-zabar hai mujh mein

kya tarasta hun ki bahar ke kisi kaam aae
wo ek amboh ki bas khak-basar hai mujh mein

dubne walon ke dariya mujhe payab mile
us mein ab dub raha hun jo bhanwar hai mujh mein

dar-o-diwar to bahar ke hain dhane wale
chahe rahta nahin main par mera ghar hai mujh mein

main jo paikar mein andar ki hun be-tegh-o-zirah
aakhirash kaun hai jo sina-sipar hai mujh mein

marka garm hai be-taur sa koi har-dam
na koi tegh salamat na sipar hai mujh mein

zakhm-ha-zakhm hun aur koi nahin khun ka nishan
kaun hai wo jo mere khun mein tar hai mujh mein