fughan ki tarah hai azan ki tarah hai
har insan shah-e-jahan ki tarah hai

yaqin muddaton se guman ki tarah hai
ki har mausam-e-gul khizan ki tarah hai

kisi gham se kamtar nahin koi bhi gham
ki har gham gham-e-na-gahan ki tarah hai

ye kis ki sada hai jo main sun raha hun
shikast-e-dil-e-dostan ki tarah hai

jahan aarzu ban ke barson rahe the
wo dil aaj khali makan ki tarah hai

tere sath guzra hua ek lamha
kisi lamha-e-jawedan ki tarah hai

jise dekhta hun main apne watan mein
pareshan urdu zaban ki tarah hai