kaha kis ne sitam ke din kabhi daim nahin rahte
khuda ko manne wala wo shair jo mere andar nihan hai puchhta hai

kaha kis ne ki istibdad ek zimni haqiqat hai
kaha kis ne tashaddud barbariyat kam baqa kuchh sanehe se hain

hamesha jo nahin rahte
faqat nairang hain kuchh din rahenge

aur phir dad-o-sitad insaf ki farma-rawai laut aaegi
magar main dekhta hun har taraf bas ek manzar hai

wasi-ul-qalb insan jo mere andar nihan hai phir ye kahta hai
awamunnas sar ko niwdhae munh chhupae

aajiz-o-miskin baithe hain
sabhi khawas apni be-murawwat khud-numai mein

ananiyat se aise dandanate phir rahe hain
jaise malik hon jahan ke

hua kya hai
mere maula ki hum jo aajiz-o-miskin hain

apni jabin-sai mein yun masruf hain
itna bhi dil gurda nahin rakhte

ki in firaun-zadon se ye puchhen kaun ho tum
magar ye hausla kab hai kisi mein

log to ranjur baithe hain
ki jab qabren bulaengi

to sar par khak odhenge