ada hai khwab hai taskin hai tamasha hai
hamari aankh mein ek shakhs be-tahasha hai

zara si chae giri aur dagh dagh waraq
ye zindagi hai ki akhbar ka tarasha hai

tumhaara bolta chehra palak se chhu chhu kar
ye raat aaina ki hai ye din tarasha hai

tere wajud se bara-dari damak utthi
ki phul pallu sarakne se irtiasha hai

main be-zaban nahin jo bolta hun likh likh kar
meri zaban tale zahr ka batasha hai

tumhaari yaad ke charkon se lakht lakht hai ji
ki khanjaron se kisi ne badan ko qasha hai

jahan bhar se jahan-gard dekhne aaen
ki putliyon ka mere mulk mein tamasha hai