ai aish-mahal ke rahne walo
dekho to kabhi nazar utha kar

haal apne padosiyon ka bhi kuchh
tute hue jhonpadon ke andar

insan ki shakl mein bahaim
aulad-e-bashar giddhon se bad-tar

na-chaar-o-tabah-o-zar-o-bimar
ruswa-o-zalil-o-khwar-o-abtar

faqon ki hai jin ke rukh pe zardi
fikron se jo ho rahe hain laghar

kapda nahin jin ke tan pe sabit
chadar hai na jin ke pas bistar

sukhi hui rotiyan bhi jin ko
milti nahin do do waqt aksar

dekhi nahin amn-o-afiyat ki
surat bhi jinhon ne zindagi-bhar

qismat mein nahin hai jin ki aaram
kolhu ka jo bail hain sarasar

lekin tumhein ghaaliban ye ek baat
malum nahin hai banda-parwar

sadqa hai unhin ki jutiyon ka
sari ye tumhaari shaukat-o-farr

gar pher len ye nazar kuchh apni
tum ko na rahe khabar kuchh apni