hum faqiron se samajh hum ko na samjha kya hai
hum samajh-bujh ke baithe hain ki duniya kya hai

masala bhi hai agar koi to aisa kya hai
hath par hath dhare baithe to qissa kya hai

wo jise hum ne kiya rishta-e-jaan se mamur
wo bhi kahta hai ki tujh se mera nata kya hai

roz bhar jata hai ek zakhm purana koi
roz ek zakhm naya deta hai qissa kya hai

tu tawangar hai to kya mujh ko hiqarat se na dekh
kab badal jaenge haalat bharosa kya hai

khak hona hai to kis baat ka rona ki 'zafar'
khak ho jaenge hum is ke alawa kya hai