de sako to zindagani do mujhe
lafz to main hun maani do mujhe

kho na jae mujh mein ek bachcha hai jo
yun karo koi kahani do mujhe

ham-zaban mera yahan koi nahin
lao apni be-zabani do mujhe

hai hawa darkar meri aag ko
kab kaha us ne ki pani do mujhe

ek manzil ne to 'danish' ye kaha
raston ki kuchh nishani do mujhe