ek qabile se hain lekin rang-o-naqsha aur hai
aur hai kanton ki duniya gul ki duniya aur hai

ishtirak-e-fikr ho kaise hamare darmiyan
teri khwahish aur hai meri tamanna aur hai

aur hi manzar hai duniya ka sar-e-tur-e-nazar
chashm-e-dil ke samne lekin tamasha aur hai

aarzu ke bahr-o-dariya ki kahani kya kahun
is ka sahil aur hai is ka kinara aur hai

dekhna tufan mein ghir kar na rah jae kahin
nakhuda ye aarzuon ka safina aur hai

ab badalna hi padega ye tariq-e-zindagi
ab meri jaan surat-e-haalat-e-duniya aur hai

dushmanon ka hath is mein hai na yaron ka qusur
inqita-e-dosti ka shakhsana aur hai

zindagi ke mod par 'shahid' milen phir kis tarah
us ka rasta mukhtalif hai mera rasta aur hai