koi ghair-marai si taqat to hogi
jilau mein jo le kar

har ek ruh-e-tifl-o-jawan ko
khamoshi se su-e-falak kuch karti hai akasr

koi bap masum bete ko thame
dawa de raha hai, har ek sans ke zer-o-bam par nazar hai

udhar us ki jaan jism se ja rahi hai
magar kuchh nazar bhi na aae, samajh mein na aae

abhi khelta tha, abhi dekhta tha
abhi to, abhi, han abhi band aankhen hui hain

ye dekho labon par,
ajab ek masum si muskurahat hai baqi

magar koi jumbish nahin hai
ramaq zindagi ki na baqi hai koi

koi ghair-marai si taqat to hogi,
jo aahistagi se chali aati hogi

khamoshi se aaghosh mein apni,
masum ruhon ko le kar chali jati hogi

yaqinan koi ghair-marai si taqat hai warna
agar koi marai si taqat jo hoti

to nadan insan bahut ghul machata
magar ye nizam-e-ilahi badalta nahin hai