log bante hain hoshiyar bahut
warna hum bhi the khaksar bahut

ghar se be-tesha kyun nikal aae
raste mein hain kohsar bahut

tujh se bichhde to ai nigar-e-hayat
mil gae hum ko gham-gusar bahut

hath shal ho gae shanawar ke
ab ye dariya hai be-kanar bahut

hum faqiron ko kam nazar aae
is nagar mein the shahryar bahut

us ne majbur kar diya warna
hum ko khud par tha ikhtiyar bahut

hum hi apna samajh rahe the use
ho gae hum hi sharmsar bahut