pataa ab tak nahin badlaa hamaaraa
— Ahmad Mushtaq
Pataa ab tak naheen badlaa hamaaraa
Vahee ghar hai vahee qissa hamaaraa
Vahee TuuTee huee kashtee hai apnee
Vahee Thahraa huaa Dariya hamaaraa
Ye maqtal bhee hai aur kunj-e-amaan bhee
Ye dil ye be-nishaan kamra hamaaraa
Kisee jaanib naheen khulte dareeche
Kaheen jaataa naheen rasta hamaaraa
Ham apnee dhoop men baiThe hain 'mushtaaq'
Hamaare saath hai saayaa hamaaraa