Yoon Shamil-E-Sahifa-E-Gham Ho Gae To Kya,
Be Rabt Haashion Pe Raqam Ho Gae To Kya;
Khuddariyon Ka Daur Hi Baaqi Nahi Raha,
Sar Kuch Buland Logo Ke Kam Ho Gae To Kya;
Akhbaar Me Likhi Har Baat Jhoot Hai’
Kuch Sacche Waqayaat Raqam Ho Gae To Kya;
Kufe Ki Sarzamee Ki Sada Tang Hi Rahi,
Ashaab Hamare Bhi Kam Ho gae To Kya;
Ankhon Ke Ashk, Tan Ka Lahoo Choosne Ke Baad,
Hholay Agar Fasad Ke Kam Ho Gae To Kya;
Ae Dil Thujhs Saliqa-E-Izhaare-Gham Na Tha,
Kuch Gham Suparde Dida-e-nam Ho Gae To Kya;
Saulat Tumhaare Haath Me Ek Phool Bhi Nahi,
Shakh-E-Shajar Pe Naam Raqam Ho Gae To Kya.
(This Ghazal is written by Syed Saulat Husain Zaidi ‘Saulat Sethali,’ a renowned Urdu poet from Senthal, Bareilly.)