kahan siyasat-e-aghyar ne halak kiya
hamein to apne hi afkar ne halak kiya

kisi ki maut ka bais thi khana-virani
kisi ko raunaq-e-gulzar ne halak kiya

kisi ke waste phulon ki sej mujib-e-marg
kisi ko jada-e-pur-khar ne halak kiya

kisi ko shoala-e-khurshid ne jila dala
kisi ko saya-e-ashjar ne halak kiya

sawad-e-sham kisi ke liye payam-e-ajal
kisi ko subh ke aasar ne halak kiya

kisi ki jaan gai dekh kar tera jalwa
kisi ko hasrat-e-didar ne halak kiya

koi shikar hua apni hichkichahat ka
kisi ko jurat-e-izhaar ne halak kiya

kisi ka takhta bichhaya nasib-e-khufta ne
kisi ko tala-e-bedar ne halak kiya

wahi halaku ki jis ne kiye hazaron halak
use bhi waqt ki yalghaar ne halak kiya

kisi ko mar gaya us ka kam-sukhan hona
kisi ko kasrat-e-ashaar ne halak kiya

wahi khasara hai sab ki tarah hamein darpesh
hamein bhi garmi-e-bazar ne halak kiya

kabhi tabah hue mashwara na milne se
kabhi nawishta-e-diwar ne halak kiya

mili thi jis ke labon se nai hayat hamein
usi ki shokhi-e-guftar ne halak kiya

khuda ka shukr ki pasti na hum ko khench saki
hamein bulandi-e-mear ne halak kiya