bite lamhon ki khushbuen zakhmon ki saughat mili
tanhai ke sune-pan mein yaadon ki baraat mili

itne patthar barsae hain phul se nazuk honton ne
zakhmon ke ek dher ke niche kuchli apni zat mili

tute hain har ek qadam par bikhre hain har mod pe hum
sang-dilon ke shahr mein hum ko shishe ki auqat mili

dil ke lahu ne aansu ban kar gham ko suhana-pan bakhsha
jalte sahra mein bhi hum ko rangon ki barsat mili

hans hans ke har zor-e-sitam ko hum ne dil par rok liya
is shishe se jo takraya us patthar ko mat mili

yaadon ka ban-bas likha tha apne ram ki qismat mein
hum ko bhari aabaadi mein bhi tanha apni zat mili

apne dil ko aur jala kar hum ne ujala phailaya
jis manzil par jis raste mein 'badr' jahan tak raat mali