tum ne roka tha hum pe pani kyon
yaad karte nahin kahani kyon

main to dil ka amir-zada hun
lae poshak ye shahani kyon

kis ka ghar lut gaya sar-e-maqtal
bhul jate ho ye kahani kyon

tishnagi meri bujh nahin sakti
dhundhta hai mujhe ye pani kyon

mera ghar lut gaya sar-e-maqtal
phir bhi kahte ho nauha-khwani kyon

baadshah mere dar pe bante hain
tum ne dar-dar ki khak chhani kyon

dekh kar mere dil mein neze ko
sar patakti hai ye jawani kyon

tum ne socha bhi hai kabhi waiz
mere sine pe hai nishani kyon

main to insan saf dil ka hun
mujh se rakhte ho bad-gumani kyon

zindagi kat di ghulami mein
chahte ho ye hukmrani kyon

shahron shahron ghumae phirte ho
nok-e-neza pe zindagani kyon

meri tahzib lutne walo
mujh pe karte ho mehrbani kyon