kabhi nafrat ka qissa mukhtasar hone nahin deta
kisi surat wo hum ko mo'atabar hone nahin deta

zara us ka karishma dekh koi inqalab aae
nizam-e-kohna ko zer-o-zabar hone nahin deta

zara tahni badhi aur baghban ne kat kar phenki
use pauda hi rakhta hai shajar hone nahin deta

jo mil baithe to phir sayyaad ki kuchh chal na paegi
anadil ko wo yun shir-o-shakar hone nahin deta

hamare qafile ke har musafir mein ye khubi hai
kisi ko bhi wo apna rahbar hone nahin deta

samajh baitha use tiryaq jis ko zahr kahta tha
tujhe to aaina bhi shishagar hone nahin deta

ayan ho jaega is tarah se rang-e-bahaar 'azhar'
lahu se is liye chehra wo tar hone nahin deta