gham ke tufan se guzarne ka irada kya hai
dub ke par utarne ka irada kya hai

byah ke bare mein puchha to nujumi bola
shakh se tut ke jhadne ka irada kya hai [...]

siyasat mein kabhi firqa-parasti chal nahin sakti
hua surakh pende mein to kashti chal nahin sakti

hamare bich hain ab dushman-e-insaniyat itne
zamin par ab falak ki chira-dasti chal nahin sakti [...]

magar
shahr-e-viran

tumhaare gharon maqbaron ki munderon chhaton par
jo budhe parindon ki sargoshiyan hain [...]

ab main har sham bagh mein ja kar
tum se chhup-chhup ke mil nahin sakti

kyunki kahte hain log ye mujh se
main hun ab manzil-e-jawani mein [...]

tum jahan se bhi aawaz doge mujhe
main chala aaunga

apne ham-rah le kar tumhaare liye
nikhat-e-dosti [...]

har koi
aate jate hue

ek patthar uthata hai
aur phenk deta hai mujh par [...]