tanhai ke aab-e-rawan ke sahil par baitha hun main
lahren aati jati rahti hain dekha karta hun main

kaun sa lafz ada hone ka pas-manzar hai mera wajud
kis ka haul hai mere dil mein kaisa sannata hun main

hijr o visal charagh hain donon tanhai ke taqon mein
akasr donon gul rahte hain aur jala karta hun main

khali dar-o-diwar ki khushbu pagal rakhti hai mujh ko
jaane kahan wo phul khila hai jis ka man-jaya hun main

sab ye sochte hain 'farhat-ehsas' tamasha hai koi
main ye sochta rahta hun kis mitti ka putla hun main