hum to shair hain hum sach nahin bolte
jaan-e-jaan sach pe kyon itna israr hai

sach ki azmat se kab hum ko inkar hai
hum bhi shair hain aakhir usi qaum ke

jis ka har fard bikne pe tayyar hai
hum hain lafzon ke tajir ye bazar hai

sach to ye hai guzarte hue waqt se
faeda jo utha le wo fankar hai

hum na suqraat hain hum na mansur hain
hum se sach ki tawaqqoa hi be-kar hai

tez talwar si waqt ki dhaar hai
is liye jaan-e-jaan apni tahrir se

khauf-e-tazir se
sachche moti kabhi hum nahin rolte

hum to shair hain hum sach nahin bolte
fasl aati hai jab hifz-e-pindar ki

sach ke izhaar ki
hum haqaeq se nazren churae hue

maslahat ke janaze uthae hue
sar jhukae hue

laut jate hain mazi ke sahraon mein
baith kar phir gham-e-zat ki chhanw mein

sochte bhi nahin bolte bhi nahin
sahme sahme hue log milte hon jab

har taraf zakhm ke phul khilte hon jab
jaan-e-jaan kam se kam aise mausam mein hum

harf-e-haq to kuja lab nahin kholte
hum to shair hain hum sach nahin bolte