har ek lamha tabiat pe baar hai, kya hai
tumhara gham ki gham-e-rozgar hai, kya hai
vo ham pe aaj bahut jalva-bar hai kya hai
ab is ada men adavat hai, pyaar hai, kya hai
sitam to ye hai ki is ahd-e-jabr men bhi yahan
malul hai na koi be-qarar hai, kya hai
hazar rang-ba-daman sahi magar duniya
bas ek silsila-e-etibar hai, kya hai
faza chaman ki hai aisi ki kuchh nahin khulta
khizan ki rut hai ki fasl-e-bahar hai, kya hai
suna hai raat to kab ki guzar gai lekin
hamen sahar ka abhi intizar hai, kya hai
chaman hamara hai lekin chaman hamara nahin
na bebasi na koi ikhtiyar hai, kya hai
batae jaate hain unvan nae nae ‘nikhat’
magar tamasha vahi vahi baar baar hai, kya hai