ek wahm ki surat sar-e-diwar-e-yaqin hain
dekho to hain maujud na dekho to nahin hain

hum se kashish-e-mauja-e-raftar na puchho
hum ahl-e-mohabbat to giraftar-e-zamin hain

is rah se hat kar guzar ai naqa-e-laila
is gosha-e-sahra mein hum aaram-guzin hain

chhoden bhi to kis tarah hum is shahr ko chhoden
is najd ke paband tere khak-nashin hain

is daera-e-raushni-o-rang se aage
kya jaaniye kis haal mein basti ke makin hain

wo tab bhi gurezan the magar dushman-e-dil the
wo ab bhi gurezan hain magar dushman-e-din hain

har marhal-e-bud tha nabud ki manzil
lekin tere hote hamein lagta tha hamin hain

kis taur sameten teri palkon ke sitare
kahne ko to shaer hain magar apne tain hain