har ghane sae ko benam-o-nishan karta hua
waqt guzra khwab mere raegan karta hua

kaun aata hai meri raaton ko karne mo'atabar
kaun jata hai meri shamen dhuan karta hua

us ne hanste khelte phandi hai diwar-e-yaqin
main ki khud ko phir raha hun khush-guman karta hua

kya bataun kis tarah pesh aai mujh se zindagi
so na jaun main yahi qissa bayan karta hua

meri basti se hai guzra ek lashkar is tarah
dudh pite bachchon ko mashq-e-sinan karta hua

sah raha hun der se la-samtiyat ka ek azab
kat gaya apnon se khud ko aasman karta hua

kho gae gadhe dhuen mein shahr ke manzar tamam
ek parinda rah gaya aah-o-fughan karta hua

kis ne rakkhi hai meri aankhon mein khwabon ki qatar
kaun khwahish dil ki jata hai jawan karta hua