hum aaj bahut un ko khafa dekh rahe hain
ai shokhi-e-taqdir ye kya dekh rahe hain

ye aap ki pursish ka mila hai hamein inam
kuchh dard-e-mohabbat ko siwa dekh rahe hain

pahchan mein aate nahin pahchane hue log
badli hui duniya ki hawa dekh rahe hain

hum amn ke ghar mein hain magar ye bhi to sach hai
mandlati hui sar pe qaza dekh rahe hain

kuchh aur siwa ho gain be-tabiyan dil ki
kya khub ye tasir-e-dua dekh rahe hain

har samt andhera hai andhera hai andhera
phaili hui zulfon ki ghata dekh rahe hain

kuchh kam nahin ye shaikh-o-barahman ki karamat
hum gosht se nakhun ko juda dekh rahe hain

lag jaega suraj ko gahan aaj yaqinan
rukh ko tere zulfon se ghira dekh rahe hain

ye baat rahe pesh-e-nazar aap ke 'gauhar'
ab rang-e-ghazal log naya dekh rahe hain