kabhi aisa bhi hota hai
sawalon ki koi ek bhid

mujh ko gher leti hai
to ye mahsus hota hai

ki main pabandiyon ke is qafas ko
tod kar bahar nikal aaun

main is duniya ko dekhun
aur bahut nazdik se dekhun

zehn mein kulbulate un
sawalon ke bhi hal dhundun

jo kuchh mere hain aur kuchh
dusron ne mujh se puchhe hai

kisi ko justuju hai us wajud-e-pak ko jaane
tazabzub mein koi hai us ko mane bhi to kyun mane

agar wo hai to is duniya mein
bad-amaliyan kyun hain

agar wo hai to insanon mein
ye bad-kariyan kyun hain

yahan bachpan hai dahshat mein
jawani bhi hai khatre mein

hai kuchh mahaul bhi aisa
ki pani bhi hai khatre mein

agar wo hai to phir kyun
khamushi ki hai rida odhe

agar wo hai to phir haalat ki
gutthi ko suljhae

na jaane kitne aise hi
sawalon ne kiye hamle

to main ne ye tajassus
aql ke mizan mein tole

mujhe lagne laga ye kaise behis log hain
jin ko nahin ehsas neamat ka

na bahron ke khazanon ka
na unchi un chatanon ka

na kohsaron ki azmat ka
na us geti ki wusat ka

parindon ke taranon ka
na jangal ka makanon ka

na paidaish na rehlat ka
mohabbat aur shafqat ka

ki duniya ke har ek zarre mein
us ka nur pinhan hai

andhera ho jahan wo
nur ki surat numayan hai

khushi aur gham hamare
imtihanon ki hi shaklen hain

ki hum us ke diye aain ko
kitna samajhte hain

hamare sabr dushwari ki
chot chot sahte hain

kahan hum ladkhadate hain
kahan se bach nikalte hain

use pahchanna aasan nahin lekin
wajud-e-haq numayan hai

azal se aaj tak ye ja-ba-ja
lamha-ba-lamha pai-ba-pai

mahsus hota hai ki wo
shah-e-rag se hai nazdik

aur aamal par nazren
use hai fikr khilqat ki

aur insaf-o-adalat ki
wo hadi hai har ek shai ka

muhafiz hai har ek shai ka
ki jab in zalzalon se

apni dharti kanp uthti thi
jahan lashen hi lashen thin

wahan chaubis ghanton tak
wo ek nannhi si jaan ko

int aur patthar ke malbe mein
ata karta hai sansen

aur us ko zinda rakhta hai
to sar sajde mein jhukte hai

aqida aur bhi mazbut hota hai