qadam insaan kaa raah e dahr men tharraa hi jaataa hai
— Josh Malihabadi
Qadam insaan kaa raah-e-dahr men tharraa hee jaataa hai
Chale kitnaa hee koee bach ke Thokar khaa hee jaataa hai
Nazar ho khvaah kitnee hee haqaa.iq-aashnaa phir bhee
Hujoom-e-kashmakash men aadmee ghabraa hee jaataa hai
Khilaaf-e-maslahat main bhee samajhtaa hoon magar naaseh
Wo aate hain to chehre par taghayyur aa hee jaataa hai
Havaa.en zor kitnaa hee lagaa.en aandhiyaan ban kar
Magar jo ghir ke aataa hai wo baadal chhaa hee jaataa hai
Shikaayat kyuun ise kahte ho ye fitrat hai insaan kee
Museebat men khayaal-e-aish-e-rafta aa hee jaataa hai
Shagoofon par bhee aatee hain balaa.en yuun to kahne ko
Magar jo phuul ban jaataa hai wo kumhlaa hee jaataa hai
Samajhtee hain ma.aal-e-gul magar kya zor-e-fitrat hai
Sahar hote hee kaliyon ko tabassum aa hee jaataa hai