koi hindu koi muslim koi isai hai
sab ne insan na banne ki qasam khai hai

itni khun-khar na thin pahle ibaadat-gahen
ye aqide hain ki insan ki tanhai hai [...]

mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha
baaton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha

mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude
mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha [...]

mere haalat ko bas yun samajh lo
parinde par shajar rakkha hua hai

nazar jo koi bhi tujh sa hasin nahin aata
kisi ko kya mujhe khud bhi yaqin nahin aata

tera khayal bhi teri tarah sitamgar hai
jahan pe chahiye aana wahin nahin aata [...]

kahan tak waqt ke dariya ko hum thahra hua dekhen
ye hasrat hai ki in aankhon se kuchh hota hua dekhen

bahut muddat hui ye aarzu karte hue hum ko
kabhi manzar kahin hum koi an-dekha hua dekhen [...]

bahte dariyaon mein pani ki kami dekhna hai
umr bhar mujh ko yahi tishna-labi dekhna hai

ranj dil ko hai ki ji bhar ke nahin dekha tujhe
khauf is ka tha jo aainda kabhi dekhna hai [...]