ham lotte hain wo so rahe hain
— Ameer Minai
Ham loTte hain wo so rahe hain
Kya naaz-o-niyaaz ho rahe hain
Kya rang jahaan men ho rahe hain
Do hanste hain chaar ro rahe hain
Dunya se alag jo ho rahe hain
Takiyon men maze se so rahe hain
Pahunchee hai hamaaree ab ye haalat
Jo hanste the wo bhee ro rahe hain
Tanhaa tah-e-khaak bhee nahin ham
Hasrat ke saath so rahe hain
Sote hain lahad men sone vaale
Jo jaagte hain wo ro rahe hain
Arbaab-e-kamaal chal base sab
Sau men kaheen ek do rahe hain
Palkon kee jhapak dikhaa ke ye but
Dil men nashtar chubho rahe hain
Mujh daagh-naseeb kee lahad par
Laale kaa wo biij bo rahe hain
Piiree men bhee ham hazaar afsos
Bachpan kee niind sau rahe hain
Daaman se ham apne daagh-e-hastee
Aab-e-khanjar se do rahe hain
Men jaag raha hoon a shab-e-gham
Par mere naseeb sau rahe hain
Ro.enge hamen rulaane vaale
Doobenge wo jo Dubo rahe hain
Ai hashr madeene men na kar shor
Chup chup sarkaar sau rahe hain
Aa.eene pe bhee kaDee nigaahen
Kis par ye itaab ho rahe hain
Bhaaree hai jo motiyon kaa maalaa
AaTh aaTh aansoo wo ro rahe hain
Dil chheen ke ho ga.e hain ghaafil
Fitne wo jagaa ke sau rahe hain
Hai ghair ke ghar jo in kee daavat
Ham jaan se haath dho rahe hain
Sad shukr khayaal hai usee kaa
Ham jis se lipaT ke sau rahe hain
Ho jaa.en na khushk daagh ke phuul
Aansoo un ko bhigo rahe hain
Aa.egee na phir ke umr-e-rafta
Ham muft men jaan kho rahe hain
Kya girya-e-be-asar se haasil
Is rone pe ham to ro rahe hain
Fariyaad ki naakhudaa-e-kashtee
Kashtee ko miree Dubo rahe hain
Kyon karte hain gham-gusaar takleef
Aansoo mire munh ko dho rahe hain
Mahfil barkhaast hai patange
Rukhsat sham.on se ho rahe hain
Hai kuuch kaa vaqt aasmaan par
Taare kaheen naam ko rahe hain
Un kee bhee numood hai koi dam
Wo bhee na rahenge jo rahe hain
Dunya kaa ye rang aur ham ko
Kuch hosh nahin hai so rahe hain
Thahro dam-e-naza.a do ghaDee aur
Do chaar nafas hee to rahe hain
Phuul un ko pinhaa pinhaa ke aghyaar
KaanTe mire haq men bo rahe hain
Zaanoo pe 'ameer' sar ko rakkhe
Pahron guzre ki ro rahe hain