hangam-e-shab-o-roz mein uljha hua kyun hun
dariya hun to phir rah mein thahra hua kyun hun

kyun meri jaden ja ke zamin se nahin miltin
gamle ki tarah sahn mein rakkha hua kyun hun

is ghar ke makinon ka rawayya bhi to dekhun
tazin-e-dar-o-baam mein khoya hua kyun hun

girti nahin kyun mujh pe kisi zakhm ki shabnam
main qafila-e-dard se bachhda hua kyun hun

aankhon pe jo utra na hua dil pe jo tahrir
us khwab ki tabir se sahma hua kyun hun

din bhar ke jhamelon se bacha laya tha khud ko
sham aate hi 'ashfaq' main tuta hua kyun hun