kahaa din ko bhi ye ghar kis liye viiraan rahtaa hai
— Aitbar Sajid
Kahaa din ko bhee ye ghar kis liye veeraan rahtaa hai
Yahaan kya ham saa koi be-sar-o-saamaan rahtaa hai
Dar-o-deevaar sannaaTe kee chaadar men hain khvaabeeda
Bhalaa aisi jagah zinda koi insaan rahtaa hai
Musalsal poochhne par ek chilman se javaab aayaa
Yahaan ik dil-shikasta saahab-e-deevaan rahtaa hai
Jhijak kar main ne poochhaa kya kabhi baahar nahin aataa
Javaab aayaa use khalvat men itmeenaan rahtaa hai
Kahaa kya us ke rishta-daar bhee milne nahin aate
Javaab aayaa ye sahraa raat-din sunsaan rahtaa hai
Kahaa koi to hogaa us ke dukh-sukh baanTne vaalaa
Javaab aayaa nahin khaalee ye ghar ye lawn rahtaa hai
Kahaa is ghar ke aangan men hain kuch phoolon ke paude bhee
Javaab aayaa ki khaalee phir bhee har gul-daan rahtaa hai
Kahaa kya is mohalle men nahin pursaan-e-haal us kaa
Javaab aayaa khayaal us kaa mujhe har aan rahtaa hai
Khuda kaa shukr hai ham ik fazaa men saans lete hain
Agar milte nahin itnaa to itmeenaan rahtaa hai