dahr mein ek tere siwa kya hai
tu nahin hai to phir bhala kya hai

sila-e-zauq mai-kashi malum
zarf kya shai hai hausla kya hai

hashiye apne matn hai un ka
mohtasib phir saza jaza kya hai

puchhta hun har ek sae se
chandni ka ata-pata kya hai

un ko hai dawa-e-asihai
jo nahin jaante shifa kya hai

kis liye gardish-e-mudam mein hain
aasmanon ko ye hua kya hai

le udegi buland-parwazi
dosto saya-e-huma kya hai

itni ifraat aisi mahrumi
dene wale moamla kya hai

sail-e-sham-o-sahar mein bahte hain
kya khabar zist kya qaza kya hai

hum hi chup ho gae 'tamannai'
de raha hai koi sada kya hai