lakh pardon mein go nihan hum the
phir bhi har chiz se ayan hum the

ek aalam ke tarjuman hum the
un ke aage hi be-zaban hum the

hum hi hum the wahan jahan hum the
aap aae to phir kahan hum the

har rag-o-pai mein barq raqsan thi
hae wo waqt jab jawan hum the

aaj to khair se hain arsh-maqam
kal zamin par bhi aasman hum the

gham ke maron ko naz tha hum par
jazba-e-gham ke tarjuman hum the

har qadam pe thi samne manzil
su-e-manzil rawan-dawan hum the

zindagi bhar jo lab pe aa na saki
dard-o-gham ki wo dastan hum the

doston ka to zikr kya 'atish'
dushmanon par bhi mehrban hum the