ye kis ne dal kanton ki qarib-e-ashiyan rakh di
kahan ki chiz thi nadan ne dekho kahan rakh di

ab is diwangi par kyun na ware jaen hum yaro
ki jis ne khar ke munh mein shagufe ki zaban rakh di

zamane ki nazar mein khar-o-khas the chaar tinke the
unhin par dil ke kari-gar ne buniyaad-e-jahan rakh di

hum apni be-khudi mein ghar ka naqsha bhul baithe hain
kahan hai taq-e-nisyan jis pe tashwish-e-ziyan rakh di

hamare ishq ke charche zamane bhar mein hote the
ye kis ne dushmani aakhir hamare darmiyan rakh di

karam kafi tha tere 'soz' ke barbaad karne ko
sitam ke hath mein talwar kyun a jaan-e-jaan rakh di