tabir jaanti hai sar-e-dar kyon hue
hum khwab dekhne ke gunahgar kyon hue

bazar-e-tota-chashm se lauto to puchhna
hum be-murawwati ke kharidar kyon hue

hum par itab dhup ka hai to sabab bhi hai
dasht-e-alam mein saya-e-diwar kyon hue

ahbab ki hai baat kahen to kise kahen
hum sanp palne ke gunahgar kyon hue

pal bhar hamare ghar mein bhi phir hum se puchhna
is kat khati qabr se bezar kyon hue

turfa na kyon lahu ka ho behad-o-be-hisab
hum shahar-e-karobar mein fankar kyon hue

han laeq-e-saza hain ki bazm-e-ghazal mein bhi
hum log marsiya ke talabgar kyon hue