nigah-e-bad-guman hai aur main hun 
fareb-e-ashiyan hai aur main hun 
sharik-e-be-kasi aae kahan se 
zamin par aasman hai aur main hun 
udhar kya ghurti hai kasmapursi 
mera azm-e-jawan hai aur main hun 
sarapa-gosh hai subh-e-shab-e-tar 
kisi ki dastan hai aur main hun 
ghuTa jata hai dam ai soz-e-ehsas 
tah-e-daman dhuan hai aur main hun 
hawadis ab jise chahen sarahen 
nasib-e-dushmanan hai aur main hun 
qafas naghmon se gunj uThta hai 'yaqub' 
umid-e-KHush-bayan hai aur main hun
        Ghazal
Nigah-e-bad-guman hai aur main hun
Yaqoob Usmani

