ek aah-e-zer-e-lab ke gunahgar ho gae

ek aah-e-zer-e-lab ke gunahgar ho gae
ab hum bhi dakhil-e-saf-e-aghyar ho gae
jis dard ko samajhte the hum un ka faiz-e-khas
us dard ke bhi lakh kharidar ho gae


jin hauslon se mera junun mutmain na tha
wo hausle zamane ke mear ho gae
har wada jaise harf-e-ghalat tha sarab tha
hum to nisar-e-jurat-e-inkar ho gae


sarsabz pattiyon ka lahu chus chus kar
kitne hi phul raunaq-e-gulzar ho gae
'zaidi' ne taza sher sunae ba-rang-e-khas
hum bhi khuda-e-shokhi-e-afkar ho gae