isi bais zamana ho gaya hai us ko ghar baithe
wo darti hai kahin koi mohabbat hi na kar baithe

hamara jurm ye hai hum ne kyun insaf chaha tha
hamara faisla karne kai bedad-gar baithe

kahan tak khana-e-dil ab main teri khair manunga
zara sailab aaya aur tere diwar-o-dar baithe

mayassar phir na hoga chilchilati dhup mein chalna
yahin ke ho rahoge sae mein ek pal agar baithe

bahut ghuma phira tu phir bhi khali hai tera kasa
udhar to daulat-e-dil hath aai hum ko ghar baithe

uda kar le gai duniya hamein kin kin jhamelon mein
na phir fursat mili hum ko na phir hum umr bhar baithe

faza mein gard ke zarron ki surat hum muallaq hain
na udne ki tamanna ki na farsh-e-khak par baithe

udi hai khak yaadon ki umidon ki iradon ki
ye mitti thi ki bujhti rakh par hum panw dhar baithe

palat kar jab bhi dekha khak ki chadar nazar aai
na gard-e-rah baithi hai na mere ham-safar baithe