daman-e-arzu ke kinare sameTte

meri hatheli mein likkha hua dikhai de

kab ek rang mein duniya ka haal Thahra hai

pabandiyon se apni nikalte wo pa na the

diwar-o-dar mein simTa ek lams kanpta hai

hamari jagti aankhon mein KHwab sa kya tha

be-talluq sare rishte kaun kis ka aashna

jina hai KHub auron ki KHatir jiya karo

koi aahaT koi sargoshi sada kuchh bhi nahin

deta tha jo saya wo shajar kaT raha hai

kis ne kaha kisi ka kaha tum kiya karo

kab ek maqam pe rukti hai sar-phiri hai hawa

ek aalam hai ye hairani ka jina kaisa

zaKHm ko phul kahen nauhe ko naghma samjhen

aisa hone nahin deta tha magar hone ko hai