nazar jo aata hai bahar mein kab wo andar hun
main aadmi hun kahan aadmi ka paikar hun

raha jo bhid mein bhi mushfiqon ki sar-afraaz
khuda-gawah mein waisa hi ek masdar hun

safina koi salamat na rah sakega ab
qasam-khuda-ki main biphra hua samundar hun

ye aur baat ki tum ko main yaad aa na saka
wagarna aaj bhi mahfil mein har zaban par hun

thi meri zat kabhi kaenat ka mehwar
hisar-e-zat mein lekin main aaj shashdar hun

dilon ke band dariche bhi jis se khul jaen
jo padh sako to padhe jao main wo mantar hun

jo padh sake na mera chehra bhi wo khud-bin tum
jo dard lamhon ka samjhe main wo qalandar hun