hamein bhi kyun na ho dawa ki hum bhi yakta hain
hamare khun ke pyase jab ahl-e-duniya hain

bas is khata pe ki pahchante hain kyun sab ko
ye sahiban-e-nazar shahr bhar mein ruswa hain

hum ahl-e-dil ka zamana hi sath de na saka
hamein bhi dukh hai ki hum is safar mein tanha hain

hamein na jaano faqat dubta hua lamha
hamein yaqin hai ki hum hi nishan-e-farda hain

mita sakegi hamein kya koi siyah-bakhti
hum apna jism bhi hain hum hi apna saya hain

hamein pukar na ab ai arus-e-shabnam-o-gul
hamein na dhundh ki hum be-kanar sahra hain

sada-e-saz nahin ham-nawa-e-gham hi sahi
hamein suno ki hamein e'tibar-e-naghma hain