sab hai fani yahan sansar mein kis ka kya hai
fikr phir bhi hai tujhe apna paraya kya hai

aap ka pahla hi andaz bata deta hai
aap ko aap ke walid ne sikhaya kya hai

zindagi khud pe tu itna bhi guman mat karna
chand sanson ke siwa tera asasa kya hai

phir se ek aur ladai ke bahane ke siwa
tum bata do ki kisi jang se milta kya hai

umr bhar kuchh na kiya jis ki tamanna ke siwa
us ne puchha bhi nahin meri tamanna kya hai

kuchh gharibon ki gali mein bhi diye jal jaen
is se behtar bhi diwali ka ujala kya hai

koi jazba koi ehsas na dhadkan hai koi
ye agar dil hai mere dost to sahra kya hai

dam man-mane use de ke kharida tu ne
dekh to le tujhe bazar ne becha kya hai

wahi bhuke wahi aahen wahi aansu hain 'sahab'
shahr ka nam badal jaane se badla kya hai