meri talash mein hai koi aisa lagta hai
hawas ka rang chaDha us pe aur utar bhi gaya
aandhiyan sab kuchh uDa kar le gain
main apne aapko kis tarah sangsar karun
ye aur baat ki wo ab yahan nahin rahta
zindagi jis ke tasawwur mein basar ki humne
hai lafz-o-mani ka rishta zawal-amada
har ek lamha saron pe hai saneha aisa
guman hi asasa tha yaqin ka
barae-nam sahi koi mehrban to hai
hua jo sahl uske ghar ka rasta
tha jis pe meri zindagi ka inhisar
shayad koi kami mere andar kahin pe hai
zindagi mujhko meri nazron mein sharminda na kar
mujhe kisi ne suna hi nahin tawajjoh se
