Bazahir kuch nahein badla

Bazaa'hir kuch nahein badla 

Wohi tum hou 

Wohi mai houn Tum apny aap mein khush hou, 

Mai apni zaat mein raazi 

Yehi sab log kehty hein,

 Isy dekho qayamat hy, 

Usy dekho salamat hy,\

Woh kehty hein judaa ho kar

 Agar yeh ab bhi zinda hein

Inhein se pooch ly koi

Humein to wehmm hy yeh bhi, 

Mohabbat yeh bhi krty thy,

Magar sach yeh nahein janaa, 

Haqeeqatt or hi kuchh hy

Agarchy hum qayamat hein,

Agarchy tum salamat hou, 

Magar andar hi andar se,

Khudhi parr aan girty hein, 

K apny waqt se pehly 

Burhapaa aa chuka hum ko 

Awazein dabb chukein sari 

Sadaayein marr chukien saari, 

Duaaeyien sabb mua'aliq hein, 

Sabhi k aaasmaa'n k sath,

 K chahat abb nahein hoti 

Naa hasratt hii rahi baaqi 

Faqattt baqi jo hy ab tak 

Woh hum ko intizaar iska,

Kahin kuch youn bh hojaye

Hum is zindaan se niklein,

Darrr o dewar se niklein,

Gul o gulzaar se niklein,

Hum apny aap se niklein,

Kahein kuch na rahy baqi.

Suno logou se keh do k, 

Humara bass nahein chalta,

Jo kehty hein qayamat hy,

Jo kehty hein salamat hy,

Unhe keh do zara jaa k,

Qayamat hein, toh dhall jayein kya?

 Salamatt hein, toh marr jayein kya?

Salamatt hein, toh marr jaeyin kya? 

-Ali Hassan Rizvi