chand mashriq se nikalta nahin dekha main ne
tujh ko dekha hai to tujh sa nahin dekha main ne

hadisa jo bhi ho chup-chap guzar jata hai
dil se achchha koi rasta nahin dekha main ne

phir dariche se wo khushbu nahin pahunchi mujh tak
phir wo mausam kabhi dil ka nahin dekha main ne

mom ka chand hatheli pe liye phirta hun
shahr mein dhup ka mela nahin dekha main ne

chadhte suraj ki shuaon ne mujhe pala hai
jo utar jae wo dariya nahin dekha main ne

phir mere panw ki zanjir hila de koi
kab se is shahr ka rasta nahin dekha main ne

mujh ko pani mein utarne ki saza deta hai
wo samajhta hai ki dariya nahin dekha main ne

'qais' kahte hain faqiron pe bahut bhaunkta hai
apne ham-sae ka kutta nahin dekha main ne