Agar badan ek makaan hai, 
makaan bhii ek kiraaye kaa, 
aur is me.n ham muqiim hai.n, 
kiraayedaar kii tarah ,
to maalike-makaan ko koii, 
Khabar bhej de, 
ke luT chuke hai.n ham, 
hamaare paas ab nahii.n hai ,
koii aisii shaih ,
kii jisako ham kiraaye ke bataur ,
usako de sake.n,
baGair kuchh adaa kiye ,
Thaharanaa is makaan me.n ,
hamaarii zaKhm zaKhm par, 
bula.nd sar panaah qubuul kar sake, 
nahii.n hai ye hame.n yaqii.n, 
to maalike-makaan, 
yaa to aa ke sambhaal le vagarnaa phir, 
hame.n ye Khud makaan, 
usako chho.D kar safar ke baa.Ndhanii pa.Degii, 
ye shikastaa-tar kamar .