ye dard ka hai musalsal jo silsila kyun hai
thahar thahar ke koi dil mein jhankta kyun hai

nahin hai koi talluq agar mera tujh se
to phir ye chehra tera zard zard sa kyun hai

fareb kha ke bhi wade pe e'tibar kiya
subut phir bhi wafa ka wo mangta kyun hai

agar hai jitna maqsad to phir batae koi
wo jaan-bujh ke bazi ko haarta kyun hai

ajib log hain us par sawal karte hain
kabhi to sochen ki aakhir wo gham-zada kyun hai

agar hai daur-e-taraqqi to daur-e-hazir mein
batao mujh ko ki har samt karbala kyun hai

hai khun ek hi jaisa ragon mein jab 'sahil'
to phir ye soch sabhi ki juda juda kyun hai