dil mera muztar bahut paiham raha
zindagi mein jab musalsal gham raha

mehrban tha kuchh tasawwur is tarah
hijr mein bhi wasl ka aalam raha

manzilen us ka muqaddar ban gain
azm jis insan ka mohkam raha

kis taraf le aai hai ye zindagi
waqt hum par mehrban kam-kam raha

phir kisi ke talkh lahje ke sabab
ye charagh-e-arzu maddham raha

qahqahon ke sath aansu the rawan
raat wahshat mein ajab aalam raha

jab bhi dekha aaina 'zaryab' ne
aks mazi ka bahut maddham raha