jaane kya sach hai yahan
kahkashaon ka ye jadu ki guzar-gah-e-khayal

koi tara
ki dariche mein chamakta hua chand

ya mere surkh papoton pe rakhe khwab ki wahshat ka ghubar
ya kisi jism ko chhu lene ki khwahish mein bhatakti hui aankh

ya rag-o-pai mein sulagti hui lazzat ka khumar
koi inkar ki iqrar

jaane kya sach hai yahan
sham-e-afsos ka duba hua suraj ya koi subh-e-visal

kahkashaon ka ye jadu ki guzar-gah-e-khayal
koi paigham-e-mohabbat ye siyasat ya kisi halqa-e-zanjir mein jism

rah mein jhukte hue sar ya kisi shah ke maghrur qadam
ya kisi mauj mein aae hue majzub ka raunda hua taj

ladkhadate hue paldon mein ye insaf ki bhik
ye moarrikh ki lahu chatti mitti ka bayan

jaane kya sach hai yahan
apne hone ki haqiqat ya kisi qabr mein gade hue katbe ki darad

ye khuda ya kisi dargah pe rakkhe hue aansu ki tapish
mera iman ki sanam-khana-e-tanhai mein

us but-e-kafir ki kashish
apne marne ki tamanna hai ki jine ki khalish

ai guzar-gah-e-khayal
ab kisi roz to khul jae ye uqda aakhir

ghaar ke munh se hatae koi patthar aa kar
khak mein udte mah-o-sal ka asrar khule

wo jo diwar ke us par hai is par khule