karte na hum jo ahl-e-watan apna ghar kharab
hote na yun hamare jawan dar-ba-dar kharab

aamal ko parakhti hai duniya maal se
achchha na ho samar to hai goya shajar kharab

ek bar jo utar gaya patri se dosto
dekha yahi ki phir wo hua umr bhar kharab

manzil to ek taraf rahi itna zarur hai
ek dusre ka hum ne kiya hai safar kharab

hoti nahin wo puri tarah phir kabhi bhi thik
ho jae ek bar koi chiz gar kharab

ai dil mujhe pata hai ki laya hai tu kahan
chal khud bhi ab kharab ho mujh ko bhi kar kharab

is karobar-e-ishq mein aisi hai kya kashish
pahle pidar kharab hua phir pisar kharab

ek din bhi aashiyan mein na guzra sukun se
karte rahe hain mujh ko mere baal-o-par kharab

rah rah ke shab aati hai ustad ki ye baat
karti hai aarzu-e-kamal-e-hunar kharab

is tira-khak-dan ke liye kya bila sabab
sadiyon se ho rahe hain ye shams-o-qamar kharab

lagta hai in ko zang kisi aur rang ka
kis ne kaha ki hote nahin sim-o-zar kharab

ek qadr-dan mila to ye socha ki aaj tak
hote rahe kahan mere lal-o-gohar kharab

khamosh aur udas ho 'basir' jo subh se
aai hai aaj phir koi ghar se khabar kharab