rasta ab rokne wala ye mera kaun hai
wo nahin hai dusra phir us ke jaisa kaun hai

kaun hai mamur meri mukhbiri par in dinon
meri khatir ye pas-e-diwar thahra kaun hai

kaun mere ru-ba-ru hai aaina-dar-aina
mere pichhe chal raha hai jo ye saya kaun hai

jin se thi pahchan wo sab ja base hain dur des
meri basti mein raha mera shanasa kaun hai

tum se wabasta tumhaare chahne wale bahut
puchhta hun main batao mere jaisa kaun hai

har qadam har sans par mazbut hai us ki giraft
mere pichhe ye pada mere khudaya kaun hai

tut kar bikhra hai mere hath se mera wajud
is jahan mein mujh sa mahrum-e-tamanna kaun hai

khun ke rishte bhi jhute ho gae sabit 'matin'
kis ko main apna kahun mera shanasa kaun hai