abhi dard-e-dil mein kami kahan abhi chaaragar ki talash hai
meri zindagi hai wo sham-e-gham ki jise sahar ki talash hai

yahi shauq hai yahi muddaa yahi iltija yahi aarzu
meri zindagi jo sanwar de mujhe us nazar ki talash hai

mujhe rah-guzar-e-hayat mein pae-rahbari pae-bandagi
tere naqsh-e-pa ki talash hai tere sang-e-dar ki talash hai

jo bhatak raha hai dil-e-hazin rah-e-ashiqi mein idhar-udhar
kisi rahbar ki talash hai kisi ham-safar ki talash hai

wo ghazal ko sun ke 'riyaz' ki yahi aah kah ke guzar gae
kisi dil-jale ki hai dastan kisi nauhagar ki talash hai