kya qayaamat hai ki ham khud hi kahen khud hi sunen
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Kya qayaamat hai ki ham khud hee kahen khud hee sunen
Ek se ek abu-jehl hai kis kis se laDen
Aur to koi bataataa nahin is shahr kaa haal
Ishtihaaraat hee deevaar ke paDh kar dekhen
Yaan to sab log hain dastaar-e-fazeelat baandhe
Koi ham saa jo ho mahfil men to ham bhee baiThen
Jitne saathee the wo is bhiiD men sab kho.e ga.e
Ab to sab ek se lagte hain kise ham DhoonDhen
Ghar kee veeraanee talab kartee hai din bhar kaa hisaab
Ham ko ye fikr zaraa shaam ko baahar niklen
Khvaab dekhe nahin khawabon kee tamanna kee hai
Raat kis tarh se kaaTee hai ye kya 'arz karen
Haasil-e-'umr bas ik kaasa-e-khaalee kyon ho
Aur Kuch bas na chale zahr se is ko bhar len
Ham se kyon poochhte hain vaqt kee raftaar kaa haal
Aap kyon khud hee na masnad se utar kar dekhen
Dil pe ik bojh saa rakkhaa hai kisee taur haTe
Varaq-e-saada mayassar ho to ham bhee likkhen