Tum ye kahte ho ab koi chaara nahin

tum ye kahte ho wo jang ho bhi chuki!
jis mein rakkha nahin hai kisi ne qadam

koi utra na maidan mein dushman na hum
koi saf ban na pai, na koi alam

muntashir doston ko sada de saka
ajnabi dushmanon ka pata de saka

tum ye kahte ho wo jang ho bhi chuki!
jis mein rakkha nahin hum ne ab tak qadam

tum ye kahte ho ab koi chaara nahin
jism KHasta hai, hathon mein yara nahin

apne bas ka nahin bar-e-sang-e-sitam
bar-e-sang-e-sitam, bar-e-kohsar-e-gham

jis ko chhu kar sabhi ek taraf ho gae
baat ki baat mein zi-sharaf ho gae

dosto, ku-e-jaanan ki na-mehrban
KHak par apne raushan lahu ki bahaar

ab na aaegi kya? ab khulega na kya
us kaf-e-naznin par koi lala-zar?

is hazin KHamushi mein na lauTega kya
shor-e-awaz-e-haq, nara-e-gir-o-dar

shauq ka imtihan jo hua so hua
jism-o-jaan ka ziyan jo hua so hua

sud se peshtar hai ziyan aur bhi
dosto, matam-e-jism-o-jaan aur bhi

aur bhi talKH-tar imtihan aur bhi