hum se na puchhiye ki kidhar dekhte rahe
thi dekhne ki chiz jidhar dekhte rahe

ahl-e-hawas ko did mayassar nahin hui
jalwe ko un ke ahl-e-nazar dekhte rahe

dekha to kaam ka koi din tha na raat thi
hum zindagi ke sham-o-sahar dekhte rahe

aati rahi hamin pe musibat tamam umr
hum apni aah ka ye asar dekhte rahe

din-raat ek jalwa-e-didar tha nasib
hum raushni-e-shams-o-qamar dekhte rahe

jalwa ba-waqt-e-did raha jazib-e-nazar
hum hosh mein nahin the magar dekhte rahe

nalon se aag si thi shab-e-gham lagi hui
hum apne ghar mein raqs-e-sharar dekhte rahe

ahl-e-nazar kahan thi hamari nazar kahan
hum bazm mein kahan the kidhar dekhte rahe

lutti rahi jahan mein 'khushtar' ki zindagi
hum the ki us ko sham-o-sahar dekhte rahe