har ek ko dusre se adawat hai aaj-kal
kohram zindagi ki alamat hai aaj-kal

lab kholna hi jurm-e-baghawat hai aaj-kal
jailon mein band shan-e-khitabat hai aaj-kal

sar pe pahan ke nikle hain dastar sab magar
izzat kahan kisi ki salamat hai aaj-kal

andar ki tut phut hai bikhra hua hun main
mujh ko bahut hi apni zarurat hai aaj-kal

apni gharaz se milta hai milta hai jo koi
sach puchhiye to kis ko mohabbat hai aaj-kal

hum ne phir apni aas ke kheme jala diye
dar-pesh hum ko ek nai hijrat hai aaj-kal

mahfil bhi un ki ras na aai hamein 'wakil'
be-kaif si ajib tabiat hai aaj-kal