chaak karte hain gareban is farawani se hum
roz khilat pate hain darbar-e-uryani se hum

muntakhab karte hain maidan-e-shikast apne liye
khak par girte hain lekin auj-e-sultani se hum

hum zamin-e-qatl-gah par chalte hain sine ke bal
jada-e-shamshir sar karte hain peshani se hum

han miyan duniya ki cham-kham khub hai apni jagah
ek zara ghabra gae hain dil ki virani se hum

zof hai had se ziyaada lekin is ke bawajud
zindagi se hath utha sakte hain aasani se hum

dil se bahar aaj tak hum ne qadam rakkha nahin
dekhne mein zahira lagte hain sailani se hum

daulat-e-duniya kahan rakkhen jagah bhi ho kahin
bhar chuke hain apna ghar be-saz-o-samani se hum

zarra zarra jagmagati jalwa-barani-e-dost
dekhte hain rauzan-e-diwar hairani se hum

aql walo khair jaane do nahin samjhoge tum
jis jagah pahunche hain rah-e-chaak-damani se hum

karobar-e-zindagi se ji churaate hain sabhi
jaise durweshi se tum maslan jahanbani se hum