vo bigde hain ruke baithe hain jhunjlate hain ladte hain
kabhi ham jodte hain haath gaahe paanv padte hain
gae hain hosh aise gar kahin jaane ko uthta huun
to jaata huun idhar ko aur udhar ko paanv padte hain
hamara le ke dil kya ek bosa bhi nahin denge
vo yuun dil men to raazi hain magar zahir jhagadte hain
jo tum ko ik shikayat hai to mujh ko laakh shikve hain
lo aao mil bhi jaao ye kahin qisse nabadte hain
udhar vo aur aina hai aur kakul banana hai
idhar vahm aur khamoshi hai aur dil men bigadte hain
yahan to sab hamari jaan ko naseh ban ke aate hain
vahan jaate hue dil chhutte hain dam ukhadte hain
na dil men ghar na ja mahfil men yaan bhi baithna mushkil
tire kuche men ab zalim kab apne paanv gadte hain
sahar ko rouun ya un ko manaun dil ko ya rokun
ye qismat vaade ki shab jhagde sau sau aan padte hain
kabhi jhidki kabhi gaali kabhi kuchh hai kabhi kuchh hai
bane kyuun kar ki sau sau baar ik dam men bigadte hain
‘nizam’ un ki khamoshi men bhi sadha lutf hain lekin
jo baten karte hain to munh se goya phuul jhadte hain