ek khula maidan tamasha-gah ke us par hai
jis mein har raqqas ka ek aaina tayyar hai

ret ke zariye hamari manzilen aur un ki hum
pas yahan samt-e-safar ka jaanna be-kar hai

raat aur tufan-e-abr-o-baad mere har taraf
dur lau deti hui ek mashal-e-rukhsar hai

phir kabhi utthe to mil lenge na itne dukh utha
maut se hota hua ek rasta hamwar hai

is tarah bab-e-nasihat khol kar baithe hain log
jaise khair o shar ka duniya mein koi mear hai

lahr wo aai ki hum hain aur nasheb-e-gumrahi
gham ke aage band ab ke bandhna dushwar hai

silsila aawaz ka dekho ki khoshe sarsarae
phir khanak hai dhat ki phir sanp ki phunkar hai