kis liye chup hun wazahat bhi nahin kar sakta
main mohabbat mein shikayat bhi nahin kar sakta

ek ek kar ke parindon ne to hijrat kar li
ped hun ped to hijrat bhi nahin kar sakta

kya mujhe sans bhi lene ki ijazat nahin hai
kya main ek aur mohabbat bhi nahin kar sakta

kya zamana hai ki is ahd-e-ziyan mein koi shakhs
apne bachchon ko nasihat bhi nahin kar sakta

kaun sa khauf rag-o-pai mein samaya hai ki ab
main burai ki mazammat bhi nahin kar sakta

ab kisi ashk ko kya aankh mein rakkha jae
ashk jo gham ki hifazat bhi nahin kar sakta

samna ho to zaban dil ka nahin deti sath
kuchh batane ki main himmat bhi nahin kar sakta

saneha ye hai use mujh se juda hona hai
aur sitam ye ki main rukhsat bhi nahin kar sakta