agar ek gham ko bhula diya to gham-e-digar ki talash hai
na dua ko hath uthe kabhi na mujhe asar ki talash hai

wahi zulmaten wahi soz-o-dard magar asar hai juda juda
tujhe phir shikayat-e-sham-e-gham mujhe phir sahar ki talash hai

jise imtiyaz-e-safar na ho hai wahi alamat-e-gumrahi
use karwan mein jagah na do jise rahbar ki talash hai

jo dilon ke raaz bata sake mujhe chahiye wo shuur-e-gham
jo ufuq ke par bhi ja sake mujhe us nazar ki talash hai

meri manzilen mere samne mera zad-e-rah meri nazar
koi rahzan ho ki rahbar mujhe ham-safar ki talash hai

mera zauq parda-nashin nahin meri kaenat hasin nahin
tera husn khub sahi magar mujhe khub-tar ki talash hai