apne haalat ki taswir dikhaen kaise
ruthne wale bata tujh ko manaen kaise

zinda lashon ko uthae hue hain kandhon par
zindagi bojh tera roz uthaen kaise

jis ko khud apna pata hai na zamane ki khabar
aise insan ko sote se jagaen kaise

sochte sochte ek umr-e-tamanna guzri
tanz ke tir se hum khud ko bachaen kaise

manzil-e-gham hai shab-e-hijr ka sannata hai
apni duniya-e-tasawwur ko sajaen kaise

ye tasanno ye banawat ye hawas makr-o-fareb
bazm-e-ahbab se hum 'josh' mitaen kaise