khud hi mil baithe ho ye kaisi shanasai hui
dasht mein pahunche na ghar chhoda na ruswai hui

sans tak lene nahin deta tha aawazon ka shor
jab parinde ud gae sunsan tanhai hui

le chala hum ko bulandi ki taraf dariya ka khauf
kya karenge hum pahadon par agar kai hui

apni gahrai ki jaanib jhuk raha hai aasman
dhundne nikli hai khud ko aankh ghabrai hui

raat bhar duniya rahi hai tirgi ke sehr mein
subh ki pahli kiran aankhon mein binai hui

phir ghira hun halqa-e-yaran mein mujrim ki tarah
phir kahi hai dastan sau bar dohrai hui

hath phailaun to kis ki samt apna rukh karun
aasman dushman zamin bandon se uktai hui

log galiyon mein nikal aae hain bachchon ki tarah
sar pe jab tute sitare bazm-arai hui

sae ki rangat faza ki raushni mein ghul gai
ab ke chehron par padi hai dhup kajlai hui

aakhir-e-kar apni aankhen phod lin taswir ne
sari duniya jab un aankhon ki tamannai hui

aankh se hatte nahin guzri hui duniya ke rang
hum ne in lamhon ko hai zanjir pahnai hui