kis pe qurban kise yaad hue the hum bhi
yaad itna hai ki barbaad hue the hum bhi

un dinon bhi the kahan mani-o-alfaz baham
lab-e-khamosh se irshad hue the hum bhi

ab to diwar pe likkhe hain kai nam nae
is hasin shahr ki rudad hue the hum bhi

tha wahan ped na pani na parinda koi
kis jale dasht mein aabaad hue the hum bhi

hum nahin aise ki ab jashn manaen jhute
awwal awwal to bahut shad hue the hum bhi

le gae sare par-o-baal uda kar kargas
yaad aata hai ki aazad hue the hum bhi