han khud-azar hain danista saza chahte hain
aisi duniya se to hum karb-o-bala chahte hain

hum pe kha kha ke taras puchh raha hai qatil
takhta hai tegh hai farmaiye kya chahte hain

kya koi bit chuke gham ke badalte mausam
sanehe jo na hue wo bhi hua chahte hain

nur-e-mahtab se hum mund ke aankhen apni
aatish-afshani khawar ki ziya chahte hain

wo ki thukraate hain masum farishton ka libas
apne shaitan se ek chust qaba chahte hain

kaun kahta hua zindan-e-badan se nikla
qaid mein rakh ke bhi hum se ye wafa chahte hain

apni rudad ka rawi hai ye sota hua ghar
ek palak nind nahin chaar baja chahte hain

mar mita jin ke liye jama kiya mal-o-manal
wahi jina na rahe ab wirsa chahte hain

maut ka khauf bhi hota to mafar kab milta
phir ye hum kis liye darman-o-dawa chahte hain

band karne do hamein band hawa ke pankhe
is fara-khez se jangal ki hawa chahte hain

zindagi tujh ko bahut kuchh to samajh hi gae hum
kuchh hijabaat hain baqi so utha chahte hain

nau-bahaaran ki nazahat pe tarawat pe na ja
kuchh shagufe hain nae bhi jo khila chahte hain

kaj-rawan naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa ko mitane ke baad
kitne sada hain ki naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa chahte hain

marka ho to yahan koi maraz lahaq hai
lashkari bhi hain to kya bang-e-dara chahte hain

chait jao un ujalon ko pas-andaz karo
kuchh diye hain jo koi dam mein bujha chahte hain

aasman par wahi rah jaen na tare hon na chand
aur to aur ye shams-ul-ulama chahte hain

sab se mumtaz rahe kakh-e-mualla un ka
chaar-su jhonpadiyan bhi rausa chahte hain

ghar se nikle hain kafan-posh samajh-bujh ke hum
ki wahi sab se bade hain jo bhala chahte hain

ye zamin dije hamein kachche falak-paimai
hum hua chahte hain aab-e-khala chahte hain

khush karun kitnon ko kis kis ko banaun dushman
sare bhagwan meri pararthna chahte hain

dast-kash bhi rahe khushudi-e-duniya se to kya
wahi kab khush hai miyan jis ki raza chahte hain

khud-farebi ki parastari-e-gum-karda-rahan
ki par-e-kah hain aur kah-ruba chahte hain

hum jahangir hain ek nur-e-jahan rakhte hain
us ki chaalen to nahin us ki ada chahte hain

khidmat-e-sher-o-adab ka to hamein dawa hai
koi kya jaane ki taskin-e-ana chahte hain