kaun hai apna ham-qadam kahiye
kis se haalat ke sitam kahiye

kis qadar mukhtasar hai subh-e-nashat
kitni lambi hai sham-e-gham kahiye

aa gai aur pukhtagi hum mein
sitam-e-dost ko karam kahiye

kaun gham-khwar hai zamane mein
kis se bechaargi ka gham kahiye

log karne lage hain farmaish
khar-zaron ko bhi iram kahiye

main ne kholi nahin zaban apni
rah gaya aap ka bharam kahiye

ye hai farman-e-waqt ai 'maqbul'
kam-sawadon ko mohtaram kahiye