ham bhi tire beTe hain zaraa dekh hamein bhi — Khursheed Akbar

ai shahr-e-sitam-zaad tiri umr baDi ho
kuchh aur bataa naql-e-makaani ke alaava

aate aate aaegi duniyaa-daari
jaate jaate faaqa-masti jaaegi

ghaib kaa aisaa parinda hai zamin par insaan
aasmaanon ko jo shah-par pe uThaae hue hai

baDi bholi hai kharchili zarurat
shahanshaahi kamaai maangti hai

yahaan to rasm hai zindon ko dafn karne ki
kisi bhi qabr se murda kahaan nikaltaa hai

gharibi kaaTnaa aasaan nahin hai
vo saari umr patthar kaaTtaa hai

hai ajab nizaam zakaat kaa mire mulk mein mire des mein
ise kaaTtaa koi aur hai ise baanTtaa koi aur hai

qurbatein hote hue bhi faaslon mein qaid hain
kitni aazaadi se ham apni hadon mein qaid hain

puchhaa na jaaegaa jo vatan se nikal gayaa
be-kaar hai jo daant dahan se nikal gayaa

azmat-e-mulk is siyaasat ke
haath nilaam ho rahi hai ab

aazaadiyon ke shauq o havas ne hamein 'adil'
ik ajnabi zamin kaa qaidi banaa diyaa

ye kaisi siyaasat hai mire mulk pe haavi
insaan ko insaan se judaa dekh rahaa huun