Hum to mashur the shiddat ke sabab bol uThe

hum to mashur the shiddat ke sabab bol uThe
wo but-e-sang bhi mumkin hai ki ab bol uThe

phul alfaz ke phenke hain usi ki jaanib
jaane wo jaan-e-ada naz se kab bol uThe

samna un ka hua jab to thi nazren nichi
be-qarari mein mere dast-e-talab bol uThe

qatl mera bhi hua aur shah-e-waqt ka bhi
ek pe KHamosh rahe ek pe sab bol uThe

uTh ke sahraon se maghrib ko hila de aandhi
yak-zaban ho ke agar arz-e-arab bol uThe

mutmain kyun hain jawan chhati pe patthar rakh kar
waqt paDne pe 'asar' koh ke lab bol uThe