ba-zahir yun to main simta hua hun
agar socho to phir bikhra hua hun

mujhe dekho tasawwur ki nazar se
tumhaari zat mein utra hua hun

suna de phir koi jhuti kahani
main pichhli raat ka jaga hua hun

kabhi bahta hua dariya kabhi main
sulagti ret ka sahra hua hun

jab apni umr ke logon mein baithun
ye lagta hai ki main budha hua hun

kahan le jaegi 'tabish' na jaane
hawa ke dosh par thahra hua hun