Kuch mohtasibon k khilwat main kuch waiz k ghar jati hai,

Kuch mohtasibon k khilwat main kuch waiz k ghar jati hai,

Ham bada-kashon k hissay ko ab jam main kam kam aati hai,

Yun arz-o-talab se kab ai dil patthar-dil pani hote hain,

Tum lakh raza k khu dalo kab khu-e-sitamgar jati hai,

Bedad-garon ki basti hai yan dad kahan fariyad kahan,

Sar phorti phirti hai nadan fariyad jo dar dar jati hai,

Han ji k zayan k ham ko bhi tashwish hai lekin kya kjiye,

Har rah jo udhar ko jati hai maqtal se guzar kar jati hai,

Ab kucha-e-dilbar ka rah-rau rahzan bhi bane to bat bane,

Pahre se udu talte hi nahin aur rat barabar jati hai,

Ham ahal-e-qafas tanha bhi nahin har roz nasim-e-subah-e-watan,

Yadon se muattar ati hai ashkon se munawwar jati hai ...

Poet : Ahmed Faraz
Contribute: Zahid Shah