din ki dahliz pe thahre hue sae bhi gae
raat kya aai ki apne bhi parae bhi gae

aks tabir ka ubhre ye tamanna hi rahi
aaine khwab ke aankhon ko dikhae bhi gae

tohmat-e-khosha-e-gandum hai abhi tak sar par
hum uchhaale bhi gae hum ki girae bhi gae

shajar-e-dard ki kal bhi tha hara aaj bhi hai
waqt ki dhup mein hum garche jalae bhi gae

hum to un mein hain jo rote hain to rote hi rahen
tum wo khush-bakht ki roe to hansae bhi gae

qissa-e-dard bahar-haal sunati hi rahi
garche diwar pe sau rang chadhae bhi gae