bab mein jud raha hai bab ek aur
likhi jaegi ab kitab ek aur

ulte-palte se manzaron ka hujum
khwab mein dikh raha hai khwab ek aur

dil ko bas jurat-e-sukhan dena
khwah utarti rahe naqab ek aur

khatm hoga ye silsila kis din
ek sawal aur phir jawab ek aur

manfi-o-jama zarb aur taqsim
in se upar bhi hai hisab ek aur

rone wale bhi zindagi ji paen
un ke hathon mein do kitab ek aur

un ki takmil kitni mushkil hai
khwab mein khwab us mein khwab ek aur

'zahid' us ko khuda to man liya
ji mein hai dun use khitab ek aur