tu tishnagi ki aziyyat kabhi furaat se puchh
andheri raat ki hasrat andheri raat se puchh

guzar rahi hai jo dil par wahi haqiqat hai
gham-e-jahan ka fasana gham-e-hayat se puchh

main apne aap mein baitha hun be-khabar to nahin
nahin hai koi talluq to apni zat se puchh

dukhi hai shahr ke logon se bad-mizaj bahut
jo puchhna hai mohabbat se ehtiyat se puchh

tu apni zat ke andar bhi jhank le 'sahil'
zamin ka bhed kisi roz kaenat se puchh