kabhi to khul ke baras abr-e-mehrban ki tarah

aarti hum kya utaren husn-e-mala-mal ki

ho gaya hun har taraf bad-nam tere shahr mein

pahle to bahut gardish-e-dauran se laDa hun

kis ne dekhe honge ab tak aise nae nirale patthar

phirte rahe azal se abad tak udas hum

yun lahakta hai tere nau-KHez KHwabon ka badan

kaun kahta hai ki benam-o-nishan ho jaunga

duniya soche shauq se soche aaj aur kal ke bare mein

dekho ki dil-jalon ki kya KHub zindagi hai

guftugu kyun na karen dida-e-tar se baadal

saliqa hai mujhe taron se lau lagane ka

na puchh dil ke KHarabe se aur kya nikla

aaj kya dekha KHalaon ke sunahre KHwab mein

is haqiqat ka hasin KHwabon ko andaza nahin