yakta-e-rozgar hamara makan tha
niche zamin thi sar pe khula aasman tha

ab shakh-e-ashiyan hai na tinke nasib hain
aaega aisa waqt bhi kis ko guman tha

aaya jo inqalab to sab kuchh badal gaya
pahle yahi zamin thi yahi aasman tha

tanhaiyon ne farz-e-ziyafat ada kiya
kal raat apne ghar hi mein main mehman tha

aaj un pe multafit hai yahi inqalab hai
hum par bhi ye zamana kabhi mehrban tha

us ko saza de hum ko bari kis tarah kare
munsif ka imtihan hamara bayan tha

'kausar' khuda se koi shikayat na kijiye
ye sochiye ki pahle wo kyon mehrban tha