kisi tarah bhi to wo rah par nahin aaya
hamare kaam hamara hunar nahin aaya

wo yun mila tha ki jaise kabhi na bichhdega
wo yun gaya ki kabhi laut kar nahin aaya

hum aap apna muqaddar sanwar lete magar
hamare hath kaf-e-kuza-gar nahin aaya

khabar to thi ki maal-e-safar hai kya lekin
khayal-e-tark-e-safar umr bhar nahin aaya

main apni aankh ke rauzan se dekh sakta hun
wo phul bhi jo abhi shakh par nahin aaya

abhi dilon ki tanabon mein sakhtiyan hain bahut
abhi hamari dua mein asar nahin aaya