zamane ki ye haalat inqilabi hum ne dekhi hai
gharibi hum ne dekhi hai nawabi hum ne dekhi hai

udate phir rahe hain khak viran regzaron ki
mah-o-anjum ki sadiyon hum rikagi hum ne dekhi hai

chhalakte jam jin hathon mein har dam raqs karte the
unhin hathon mein ab khali gulabi hum ne dekhi hai

hum apne ganw mein jis ka tasawwur kar nahin sakte
bade shahron mein itni be-hijabi hum ne dekhi hai

jawan apne muqaddar par bharosa karke baithe hain
mashaqqat mein hamesha kaamyabi hum ne dekhi hai

basera hai hamara in dinon footpath par hai sach
ye kal ki baat hai izzat-maabi hum ne dekhi hai