ek jalwa-e-mahtab hai tashhir mein shayad
gum ho gaya hun apni hi tabir mein shayad

uthta hai ajab dard-e-musalsal mere dil mein
hai hath usi ka meri tamir mein shayad

aate hain nazar khwab mein chand aur sitare
ghar se hai nikalna meri taqdir mein shayad

ab halqa bhi padta nahin jis ka kabhi dhila
uljha hua hun ek usi zanjir mein shayad

ab gosh-bar-awaz hue sare giran-kosh
lazzat hui paida meri taqdir mein shayad

hota hai dakan mein kabhi dilli kabhi jammun
rahta hai 'farid' ab nahin kashmir mein shayad