hum log to aakas ki belon mein ghire hain
khush-bakht hain jo gulshan-e-hasti mein khile hain

is dhup ki shiddat se nahin koi mafar ab
diwar ke sae mein bade log khade hain

kis kis ko dikhate rahen jebon ke ye surakh
har mod par kashkol liye log khade hain

ek roz hamin honge ujale ke payambar
hum log ki muddat se andhere mein pade hain

ye zist kuchh aise hai ki uljhe hue dhage
tute hue niklen jinhen samjhen ki sire hain

har roz koi tanka udhad jata hai phir se
hum waqt ki sozan se kai bar sile hain

jab waqt pada dekhna de jaenge dhoka
ye dost nahin 'fakhr' sabhi kachche ghade hain