usi ko dost rakha dusra banaya nahin
kai banate hain main ne khuda banaya nahin

ye basti raat ka kis tarah samna karegi
yahan kisi ne bhi din mein diya banaya nahin

pata karo ki ye naqqash kis qabil ka hai
parinda jab bhi banaya riha banaya nahin

ye log zulm kama kar shab aise sote hain
khuda ne jaise ki roz-e-jaza banaya nahin

lahu bhi jalta hai jhadti hai khak bhi meri
ki sher utarta hai lekin bana-banaya nahin

wo mehrban hai magar bhulta nahin mujh ko
wo ek kaam jo us ne mera banaya nahin

udas dekha nahin jata koi mujh se 'aqil'
kisi ko is liye haal-ashna banaya nahin