sitam ka rukh ayan hote hue bhi
hain kyon hum chup zaban hote hue bhi

shajar ki tahniyan be-barg kyon hain
chaman ka baghban hote hue bhi

bata ai nakhuda kyon dubti kashti
ye chappu baadban hote hue bhi

wo bhi hai apne beton ki mulazim
nahin hai man wo man hote hue bhi

nazar wale sabhi kuchh dekh lenge
charaghon ka dhuan hote hue bhi