kya vo namarood kee khudaee thee
bandagee mein mira bhala na hua
khat likhenge garache matalab kuchh na ho
ham to aashiq hain tumhaare naam ke
go main raha raheen-e-sitam-ha-e-rozagaar
lekin tire khayaal se gaafil nahin raha
yahee hai aazamaana to sataana kis ko kahate hain
adoo ke ho lie jab tum to mera imtihaan kyoon ho
kya khoob tum ne gair ko bosa nahin diya
bas chup raho hamaare bhee munh mein zabaan hai
agale vaqton ke hain ye log inhen kuchh na kaho
jo may o nagma ko andoh-ruba kahate hain
jis zakhm kee ho sakatee ho tadabeer rafoo kee
likh deejiyo ya rab use qismat mein adoo kee
in aabalon se paanv ke ghabara gaya tha main
jee khush hua hai raah ko pur-khaar dekh kar
jaana pada raqeeb ke dar par hazaar baar
ai kaash jaanata na tire rah-guzar ko main
zindagee apanee jab is shakl se guzaree ghalib
ham bhee kya yaad karenge ki khuda rakhate the