khun mein duba hua shahr ka manzar hai miyan
aise mahaul se to ganw hi behtar hai miyan

kis ghadi kya ho mere sath koi thik nahin
in dinon chaaron taraf khauf ka lashkar hai miyan

aafiyat is mein tumhaari hai ki khamosh raho
aur kahne ko mere pas bhi daftar hai miyan

'umr bhar tesha-zani meri tarah kaun kare
sakht patthar ki tarah mera muqaddar hai miyan

ho raha hai ye ayan khauf-zada chehre se
ro'b ghaalib to mera aaj bhi tum par hai miyan

khauf sa lagta hai khud apne padosi se 'alim'
ghar to uncha hai magar phus ka chhappar hai miyan