rasta bhi kathin dhup mein shiddat bhi bahut thi
sae se magar us ko mohabbat bhi bahut thi

kheme na koi mere musafir ke jalae
zakhmi tha bahut panw masafat bhi bahut thi

sab dost mere muntazir-e-parda-e-shab the
din mein to safar karne mein diqqat bhi bahut thi

barish ki duaon mein nami aankh ki mil jae
jazbe ki kabhi itni rifaqat bhi bahut thi

kuchh to tere mausam hi mujhe ras kam aae
aur kuchh meri mitti mein baghawat bhi bahut thi

phulon ka bikharna to muqaddar hi tha lekin
kuchh is mein hawaon ki siyasat bhi bahut thi

wo bhi sar-e-maqtal hai ki sach jis ka tha shahid
aur waqif-e-ahwal-e-adalat bhi bahut thi

is tark-e-rifaqat pe pareshan to hun lekin
ab tak ke tere sath pe hairat bhi bahut thi

khush aae tujhe shahr-e-munafiq ki amiri
hum logon ko sach kahne ki aadat bhi bahut thi