mere ashjar azadar hue jate hain
ganw ke ganw jo bazar hue jate hain

abhi hijrat ka irada bhi nahin hai mera
raste kis liye dushwar hue jate hain

jo fariqain ke mabain sulajh sakte the
masale surkhi-e-akhbar hue jate hain

sahab-e-izz-o-sharaf ek nazar hum par bhi
teri duniya mein bahut khar hue jate hain

aisi ashya-e-zamana mein kashish hai ki sabhi
dekh duniya ke talabgar hue jate hain

main kinare pe khada dekh raha hun aur log
jast bhar bhar ke sabhi par hue jate hain

khushk patton ki tarah hum bhi to 'ahmad'-irfan
tut kar shakh se be-kar hue jate hain