ham-nashin un ke taraf-dar bane baithe hain
mere gham-khwar dil-azar bane baithe hain

baat kya un se karun un ke uthaun kyun-kar
muddai bich mein diwar bane baithe hain

na-tawani ne udhar panw pakad rakkhe hain
wo nazakat se giran-bar bane baithe hain

kya buri shai hai mohabbat bhi ilahi tauba
jurm-e-na-karda khata-war bane baithe hain

bewafai ke gile jin ke hue the kal tak
aaj duniya ke wafadar bane baithe hain

wo hain aur ghair hain aur aish ke saman 'zahir'
hum alag sab se gunahgar bane baithe hain