ek umr hui aur main apne se juda hun
khushbu ki tarah khud ko sada dhund raha hun

har lamha teri yaad ke sae mein kata hai
thak thak ke har ek gam pe jab baith gaya hun

tu lakh juda mujh se rahe pas hai mere
tu gumbad-e-hasti hai to main is ki sada hun

har sans teri baad-e-sahar ka koi jhonka
main phul nahin aur tere raste mein khila hun

taswir ki har nok palak hai mere khun se
ek rang hun main aur tere khwabon mein ghula hun

har sans chali aati hai jaan hath mein le kar
main sochta hun main bhi koi koh-e-nida hun

zinda hun ki marna meri qismat mein likha hai
har roz gunahon ki saza kat raha hun

ek aalam-e-tanhai hai kuchh dekha hua sa
shayad ki main apne hi bayaban mein khada hun

ye haal mera meri mohabbat ka sila hai
jo apne hi daman se bujha ho wo diya hun

tu chand hai main chand ka anjam-e-safar hun
aankhon mein teri dur kahin dub gaya hun

ruswa hun magar khud se chhupa phirta hun 'tabish'
apne se nihan sare zamane pe khula hun