hamen bhi kyuun na ho daavaa ki ham bhi yaktaa hain
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Hamen bhee kyuun na ho da.avaa ki ham bhee yaktaa hain
Hamaare Khoon ke pyaase jab ahl-e-dunya hain
Bas is khataa pe ki pahchaante hain kyuun sab ko
Ye saahibaan-e-nazar shahr bhar men rusvaa hain
Ham ahl-e-dil kaa zamaana hee saath de na sakaa
Hamen bhee dukh hai ki ham is safar men tanhaa hain
Hamen na jaano faqat Doobtaa huaa lamha
Hamen yaqeen hai ki ham hee nishaan-e-fardaa hain
MiTaa sakegee hamen kya koi siyah-bakhtee
Ham apna jism bhee hain ham hee apna saayaa hain
Hamen pukaar na ab ai aroos-e-shabnam-o-gul
Hamen na DhoonDh ki ham be-kanaar sahraa hain
Sadaa-e-saaz nahin ham-navaa-e-gham hee sahee
Hamen suno ki hamen aitbaar-e-naghma hain