kya kare koi chaaragar yaro
har asar jab ho be-asar yaro

hum samajhte hain zist mein hum ne
zakhm khae hain kis qadar yaro

is se pahle ki bijliyan phunken
phunk do bijliyon ke ghar yaro

sarfaraazi hamein na mil pati
hum na chadhte jo dar par yaro

bach sakenge kahan padosi bhi
jal to jaega mera ghar yaro

faisla ho chuka jo hona tha
ab ye kya hai agar-magar yaro

tum ko manzil kabhi na mil pati
hum na bante jo rahbar yaro

tum hi munsif ho faisla kar do
pesh hain zer aur zabar yaro

be-rukhi hum se aakhirash kab tak
ab to hum par bhi ek nazar yaro

hum saza-war-e-har-saza yun hain
ban sake hum na khud-nigar yaro

aaina kar gae hain 'hairat' ko
hazrat-e-'abr' aur 'qamar' yaro