rah-e-talab mein kaun kisi ka apne bhi begane hain

yunhi wabastagi nahin hoti

aaj ki raat kaTegi kyun kar saz na jam na to mehman

lab-o-ruKHsar o jabin se miliye

chhalakti aae ki apni talab se bhi kam aae

kisi ki sada

husn bana jab bahti ganga

zamin ki kokh hi zaKHmi nahin andheron se

dekh kar mera dasht-e-tanhai

likhne ko likh rahe hain ghazab ki kahaniyan

din ke bhule ko raat Dasti hai