har ek mahaz ko tanha sambhaale baithe hain
hum ek dil mein kai rog pale baithe hain

abhi na zor dikhae ye kah do aandhi se
abhi hum apne iradon ko tale baithe hain

sitamgaron ne bahaaron pe kar liya qabza
chaman ko khun-e-jigar dene wale baithe hain

bataen kya ki hamare hi rahnuma ab to
hamari rah mein khanjar nikale baithe hain

zamin pe apna basera to hai magar 'qaisar'
nigahen chand-sitaron pe dale baithe hain