un se kahna ki wo
apni is jang mein

ab akele nahin
aaj ki jang sab ki hai

aur sare waqton ki hai
apne apne mahazon ki dahliz par

hum bhi morcha-band aur saf-ba-saf un ke ham-dosh hain
hum ki khamosh hain

hum ki khamosh hain ketli ka talatum nahin
chikhne ke hunar-shanasa nahin

be-mahal halq-bazon
andhere ke af-af-zanon ki tarah

un se kahna
ki hum lamhe lamhe ke hamra dhadakte hue

apne hone ki har shakl par
khud gawahi bane

aaj ki jang mein
un ke ham-dosh hain

aur sar-e-sina-o-dosh tanba na loha magar hum nihatte nahin
amn bhi hain mohabbat bhi hum

razm bhi dars-e-ibrat bhi hum
sidq ke zor se

fikr ki kat aur dard ki dhaar se lais shamshir-e-khama siper-e-lauh hum
un se kahna

ki jo aaj ki jang wo lad rahe hain
wo sab ki hai aur sare waqton ki

aur un ki tarah
hum bhi is jang mein

apne apne mahazon pe parcham-kusha
in ke ham-dosh hain

apne aadarsh ki chaukiyon ke nigah-dar ghafil nahin
garche khamosh hain