ilahi khair ho wo aaj kyun kar tan ke baithe hain
kisi ke qatl karne ko bhabhuka ban ke baithe hain

subuk-sar hai wahi jo dusron ke ghar pe jata hai
jo apne ghar mein baithe hain wo lakhon man ke baithe hain

ghazab hai qahr hai shamat hai aafat hai qayamat hai
baghal mein wo adu ke aaj kyun ban-than ke baithe hain

kahen kya muddaa apna sunaen raaz-e-dil kyun kar
hamare samne kuchh aadmi dushman ke baithe hain

maza kunj-e-lahad mein kyun na lun main saghar-e-mul ka
ki baada-khwar pas aa kar mere madfan ke baithe hain

khuda ke waste un ko nikal kar jalwa dikhla do
ki khwahish-mand kuche mein tere chitwan ke baithe hain

hain pyase hum to muddat ke pila de jam-e-mai saqi
wo jab chahen piyen jo muntazir sawan ke baithe hain

tabiat ho to aisi ho jo aadat ho to aisi ho
abhi wo tan ke baithe the abhi wo man ke baithe hain

agar raghbat na ho is dahr mein muzi ko muzi se
to kyun khar-e-mughilan panw mein rahzan ke baithe hain

nahin malum kis ko tadte hain kis se wada hai
ba-waqt-e-sham pas aa kar jo wo chilman ke baithe hain

nahin parwa agar ai 'mashriqi' un ko bala jaane
agar wo hain khinche baithe to hum bhi tan ke baithe hain