bayan apni safai kar raha hai
wo lafzon se ladai kar raha hai

karodon but agar hain bhi to but hain
khuda tanha khudai kar raha hai

bujhegi apne ghar ki aag kaise
dhuan parda-kushai kar raha hai

khabar man-bap ki pardes mein kya
magar beta kamai kar raha hai

wo jis ko hum nibhae ja rahe hain
musalsal bewafai kar raha hai

hasad mujh ko nahin to kis ko hoga
taraqqi mera bhai kar raha hai

yahi 'masud' hai kya shair-e-gham
ye jo naghma-sarai kar raha hai