yaro kaisi basti hai ye kaise hain diwane log
aapas mein hain dast-o-gareban sab jaane pahchane log

apne man ke sanp ka hi kuchh khauf samaya rahta hai
jab hi apne sae se hain aaj lage dar jaane log

kuchh to waqt ki aandhi ne hi dil ki rakh kuredi hai
kuchh na-samjhi se bhi apni aag lage bhadkane log

nafrat ke ek nag ne goya sab ko hi das rakkha hai
kal hum ko pahchan rahe the aaj nahin pahchane log

kal tak is dyodhi par aakar dars-e-wafa le jate the
aah isi dar par aae hain aaj hamein samjhane log

kya puchho ho kya batlaen dil par kya kuchh biti hai
kal tak sab apne hi the kyun aaj hue begane log

apne dil mein hum kya kya tufan chhupae baithe hain
kya jaanenge kya samjhenge ye gham se begane log

kal tak jehd-e-musalsal ko hi apna shiar banaya tha
shish-mahal ke sapnon mein hi aaj lage kho jaane log

shaikh-o-haram ke jhagdon se to dil kuchh itna ub gaya
dair-o-haram ko chhod ke ab to aa baithe maikhane log

kal tak hum hi naz-e-watan the hum hi shan-e-gulshan the
nang-e-watan gardan ke hum ko aaj lage thukrane log

ek ehsas ki chingari se dil mein aag wo bhadki hai
chehre ki rangat se dil ka haal lage batlane log

khushbu dil ke zakhmon ki phir aaj 'ziya' ke phaili hai
dekho us ke panw mein bedi aae hain pahnane log