gharibon par nuzul-e-har-bala-e-na-gahan kyon ho
ye one way mustaqil traffic bhala ai aasman kyon ho

agar aana hua to ek filmi git gaega
meri mayyat pe wo hasb-e-riwayat nauha-khwan kyon ho

ye kya andaz hai yarab samajhna jis ko mushkil hai
zarifana-sitam marghub-e-khu-e-dostan kyon ho

utha ke sar se uncha pahle wo mujh ko patakhte hain
bahut hi pyar se phir puchhte hain nim-jaan kyon ho

mohabbat ko to tum ne koi tug of war samjha hai
na khincho gar tum apne ko kashakash darmiyan kyon ho

use jab naql karne ki ijazat mil gai tum se
adu ko top karna hai to mera imtihan kyon ho

bechaara sach jahan se dum daba kar kab ka bhaga hai
taaqub mein abhi tak us ke phir sara jahan kyon ho

dam-e-guftar jo biwi se aksar mat khata hai
sar-e-mimbar wahi waiz bada mojiz-bayan kyon ho

ghurur-e-husn ki pasti hai us ka raaz ai 'qazi'
jise bachchon se nafrat ho wo das bachchon ki man kyon ho