ayan hai be-ruKHi chitwan se aur ghussa nigahon se

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