chaak-e-daman se gareban aur kitni dur hai
ai meri wahshat bayaban aur kitni dur hai

ai shab-e-gham gardish-e-ayyam ki tujh ko qasam
kuchh bata subh-e-bahaaran aur kitni dur hai

aa gaya hun sarhad-e-imkan tak le kar lahu
jaane ab sehn-e-gulistan aur kitni dur hai

aazmaish se guzarta ja raha hun josh mein
kya pata dariya-e-imkan aur kitni dur hai

bosa-e-zanjir meri aakhiri manzil hai ab
dekhta hun mujh se zindan aur kitni dur hai

main mashaqqat kar raha hun ab zamin-e-dil pe bhi
wo tera aks-e-farozan aur kitni dur hai

ruh ki tathir kar ke dekhte jaana 'taraaz'
matla-e-anwar-e-irfan aur kitni dur hai