KHushi ki aarzu kya dil mein Thahre

dariya ki mauj hi mein nahin iztirab hai

sare din dasht-e-tajassus mein bhaTak kar so gaya

aaj phir shaKH se gire patte

ye pili shaKH par baiThe hue pile parinde

ek sanp mujhko chum ke tiryaq de gaya

duniya mein kuchh apne hain kuchh begane alfaz

suraj aankhen khol raha hai sukhe hue daraKHton mein

hum aaj kuchh hasin sarabon mein kho gae

roz murgha bana kare koi

mujhko talim se nafrat hi sahi

KHatm chhuTTi madrase ka dar khula

nikli jo aaj tak na kisi ki zaban se

nam likha liya to phir karte ho hae hae kyon

ho gae nakaam to pachhtaen kya