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

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

talatum hai na jaan-lewa bhanwar hai