hum zist ki maujon se kinara nahin karte

har ek lamha-e-gham bahr-e-be-karan ki tarah

sach ki KHatir sab kuchh khoya kaun likhega

garche zahir mein hain ahwal munawwar sare

zamana kuchh bhi kahe teri aarzu kar lun

mujhe wo khel-tamasha dikhai deta hai

samundar se kisi lamhe bhi tughyani nahin jati

kuchh to mil jae kahin dida-e-pur-nam ke siwa

fikr soi hai sar-e-sham jaga di jae

ai dil tere tufail jo mujh par sitam hue

kabhi angDai le kar jab samundar jag uThta hai

talatum hai na jaan-lewa bhanwar hai

kabhi jo uski tamanna zara biphar jae

dard ki sakit nadi phir se rawan hone ko hai

ek lafz aa gaya tha jo meri zaban par