hum ek aankh un ko na bhae gae hain
magar phir wo kyon muskurae gae hain

na daman na saman na taqdir apni
faqiri mein kyon hum satae gae hain

koi hum sa ruswa na hoga jahan mein
jahan se bhi nikle nikale gae hain

badhe hi chale ja rahe hain andhere
na-jaane kahan par ujale gae hain

kahan raaz-e-hasti kahan tere jalwe
ye parde bhi kaise girae gae hain

qasam kha ke sar ki wo kahte hain 'barham'
ye gesu tumhaare sanware gae hain