khud apna ehtisab kiya kuchh nahin kiya
zarre ko aaftab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

honton pe tishnagi ka samundar liye hue
sahra ko aab aab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

duniya ke be-shumar khudaon ki bhid mein
tera hi intikhab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

izzat waqar jah-o-hasham sab tumhaare nam
hum ne jo intisab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

har gam zulmaton ka safar tez-tar magar
zulmat se ijtinab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

sajde usi ke panw ki zinat bane rahe
wo jurm-e-be-hisab kiya kuchh nahin kiya

qatil hamare shahr ke zer-e-naqab the
'nashtar' ne be-naqab kiya kuchh nahin kiya