jitna barham waqt tha utne hi khud-sar hum bhi the
mauj-e-tufan tha agar pal pal to patthar hum bhi the

kash koi ek uchatti si nazar hi dalta
chur the zakhmon se lekin ek manzar hum bhi the

gar wabaal-e-dosh tha sar hath mein tesha bhi tha
ek taraf se to nasibe ke sikandar hum bhi the

khud-shanasi ka bhala ho rakh ki chutki hain aaj
warna ek rakhshanda-o-tabinda gauhar hum bhi the

sath-biin the log kya pate hamari wusaten
jhankta dil mein koi to ek samundar hum bhi the

chadhte suraj ki parastish go tha duniya ka usul
hum kisi ko pujte kaise ki 'khawar' hum bhi the