zindagi ke natak mein
ek adakara hun main

ye hoga alamiya ya razmiya
kaun bata sakta hai

jab parda uthta hai
mujhe apna kirdar ada karna hota hai

kuchh soche-samjhe baghair
dusre adakaron ke ishaaron par

bolne padte hain apne mukalme
mere kirdar hain be-shumar

mukhtalif jazbaat liye
madad karne ke liye mujhe

pas-e-parda koi nahin hai
kya main ne apna kirdar sahih nibhaya

jo kahna tha sahi kaha sahi dhang se
kya main na-kaamyab thi

kya samain ki taliyan
aur naqqadon ki dad main ne hasil ki

ya phir sab ki nazron mein gir gai
in sawalat ka waqt hi jawab dega

parda girne ke baad