ek azab hota hai roz ji ka khona bhi
ro ke muskurana bhi muskura ke rona bhi

raunaqen thi shahron mein barkaten mohallon mein
ab kahan mayassar hai ghar mein ghar ka hona bhi

dil ke khel mein har dam ehtiyat lazim hai
tut-phut jata hai warna ye khilauna bhi

didani hai sahil par ye ghurub ka manzar
bah raha hai pani mein aasman ka sona bhi

raat hi ke daman mein chand bhi hain tare bhi
raat hi ki qismat hai be-charagh hona bhi

waqt aa pada aisa waqt hi nahin milta
chhut gaya hai barson se apna rona-dhona bhi