agar main chikhun
main apne dil ki tamam gahraiyon se chikhun

to kaenati nizam mein kya khalal padega
yahi ki

andhe kuen se ek baz-gasht hogi
kahegi kyun tum ko kya hua hai?

tumhi bade aae ho kahin ke
ye aasman o zamin

ye suraj ye chand tare
tamam man bap sare ajdad

shahr ke sab sharif-zade
inhen bhi dekho

ye sab musibat-zada, matanat se
burd-bari mein sah rahe hain

tumhi mein bardasht ki kami hai
agar main chikhun to

meri aawaz bhi malamat karegi mujh ko
wo sab kahenge

ki kaun ye shor kar raha hai
hamari ninden uchat kar din

agar main chikhun
to sara amn-o-sukun

nazm aur nasq
mujh ko khilaf-e-qanun dushman-e-khalq kah kar

salib dega
magar ye chikhon-bhara hua dil

kisi bhi lamhe
mujhe kahin khaufnak rahon pe dal dega

salah dega
ki zor se cikho

ki jism ke sath
ruh bhi sard ho gai phir

to kya karoge