main tere bahattar sathiyon mein nahin tha
mujhe to ishq ne muntakhab kiya tha

ek wahshat-nak bhid thi mere ird-gird
magar main is bhid mein hote hue bhi

kisi wahshat ka hissa na tha
main to tanha tha

ahl-e-hakam ke nazdik to ek baghi tha
aur wo tamam hujum jo faqat hujum tha

be-chehra be-kirdar be-zehn faqat hujum
jo apni ghalat zaruraton ki khatir

wahi kahte jo ahl-e-hakam kahte wahi sunte jo unhen sunaya jata
wahi dekhte jo unhen dikha jata

su-e-husain-ibn-e-ali
tum baghi thahre

main is hujum ka hissa nahin tha
magar tum tak aane ke liye mujhe is hujum se guzarna tha

tumhaare sach ko jaanne ke liye
main ne kitne hi jhut sune

main baatil ke raston ko ubur kar ke
haq tak pahuncha

main tere behtar sathiyon mein nahin tha
magar mashiyyat ko manzur tha ki husain hur se mile

ki tarikh ko bawar ho
ahl-e-ishq ke faisle

khuda ke faisle hote hain
jis ne zamane ki qasam kha kar

khasare ka mafhum samjhaya
aur main ne jum-e-ghalat ke darmiyan

is mafhum ko pa liya
main tere bahattar sathiyon mein nahin tha

husain main tera hur tha