waqt ka sail-e-rawan sham-o-sahar hain hum log
jis ki manzil nahin koi wo safar hain hum log

hum se mil kar bhi zamana nahin waqif hum se
ahl-e-danish ke hijabaat-e-nazar hain hum log

zindagi kitne andheron se ibarat hai magar
zulmaton ke liye paigham-e-sahar hain hum log

istilah-e-rah-o-manzil mein na dhundo hum ko
rahraw-e-manzil-e-be-rahguzar hain hum log

khoe khoe se shab-o-roz ke hangamon mein
kis ko malum ki kis waqt kidhar hain hum log

apni be-namwari wajh-e-garan-qadri hai
hath lag jaen to anmol guhar hain hum log

hum ko samjhoge to duniya ko samajh paoge
hama-tan waqt ki khamosh nazar hain hum log

hum se qaem hain bahaaren chaman-e-hasti ki
lekin apne liye ek zakhm-e-jigar hain hum log

husn-e-kirdar ko aslaf ke jab dekhte hain
kuchh samajh mein nahin aata ki kidhar hain hum log

kya yaqin aae zamane ke badal jaane ka
kal bhi the aaj bhi nashtar-ba-jigar hain hum log

aarzu-khez ho jo waza-e-kam-amezi se
'shauq' wo raushni-e-fikr-o-nazar hain hum log