mangne walon ko kya izzat o ruswai se
dene walon ki amiri ka bharam khulta hai
Waheed Akhtar
lete hain tera nam hi yun jagte sote
jaise ki hamein apna KHuda yaad nahin hai
Waheed Akhtar
kirnon se tarasha hua ek nur ka paikar
sharmaya hua KHwab ki chaukhaT pe khaDa hai
Waheed Akhtar
andhera itna nahin hai ki kuchh dikhai na de
sukut aisa nahin hai jo kuchh sunai na de
Waheed Akhtar
jo sunna chaho to bol uTThenge andhere bhi
na sunna chaho to dil ki sada sunai na de
Waheed Akhtar
ek dasht-e-be-aman ka safar hai chale-chalo
rukne mein jaan o dil ka zarar hai chale-chalo
Waheed Akhtar
hazaron sal safar kar ke phir wahin pahunche
bahut zamana hua tha hamein zamin se chale
Waheed Akhtar
har ek lamha kiya qarz zindagi ka ada
kuchh apna haq bhi tha hum par wahi ada na hua
Waheed Akhtar
dasht ki uDti hui ret pe likh dete hain log
ye zamin meri ye diwar ye dar mera hai
Waheed Akhtar

