ye sach hai yahan shor ziyada nahin hota
ghar-bar ke bazar main par kya nahin hota
jabr-e-dil-e-be-mehr ka charcha nahin hota
tariki-e-shab men koi chehra nahin hota
har jazba-e-masum ki lag jaati hai boli
kahne ko kharidar paraya nahin hota
aurat ke khuda do hain haqiqi o majazi
par us ke liye koi bhi achchha nahin hota
shab-bhar ka tira jagna achchha nahin ‘zehra’
phir din ka koi kaam bhi puura nahin hota