us garmi-e-bazar se badh kar nahin kuchh bhi
sach jaaniye dukkan ke andar nahin kuchh bhi

hum johd-e-musalsal se jahan tut ke gir jaen
wo lamha haqiqat hai muqaddar nahin kuchh bhi

majbur tajassus ne kiya hai hamein warna
is qaid ki diwar ke bahar nahin kuchh bhi

ye meri tamanna hai ki jumbish mein hain parde
ek khwahish-e-paiham hai pas-e-dar nahin kuchh bhi

afkar ki aqlim wirasat hai hamari
aur is ke siwa hum ko mayassar nahin kuchh bhi

darwesh bhi hote hue hum aise ghani hain
darai-e-duniya-e-sikandar nahin kuchh bhi

jis takht-e-ghina par mutamakkin hun main 'partaw'
us daulat-e-behad ke barabar nahin kuchh bhi