ayan hai be-rukhi chitwan se aur ghussa nigahon se
payam-e-khamushi aur wo bhi do do nashr-gahon se

wabaal-e-jaan hai aisi zindagi jis mein talatum ho
mita lun hausle phir tauba kar lunga gunahon se

faza mahdud kab hai ai dil-e-wahshi falak kaisa
nilahat hai nazar ki dekhte hain jo nigahon se

haqiqat mein nigahon se koi manzil nahin bachti
guzarte dekhe hain gosha-nashin tak shah-rahon se

tahi-dastan-e-qismat ko na lena tha na dena tha
hisab-e-zindagi kya hai ye puchho baadshahon se

hamein to jalte dil ki raushni mein aage badhna hai
hata do qumqume bijli ke na-hamwar rahon se

mere nalon ke sab shaki koi un ko nahin kahta
khurachte rahte hain jo zakhm-e-dil khuni nigahon se

pila do zahr-e-gham dil ko na chhode gar hawas-kari
gunah wo ek achchha jo bacha le sau gunahon se

hamin kuchh 'arzu' pher un ki baaton ka samajhte hain
jo haq-poshi mein sach ko jhut karte hain gawahon se