ghamon mein bhi masarrat ki farawani nahin jati
hamare zakhm-e-dil ki khanda-samani nahin jati

na jaane kaun se aalam mein le aaya junun mujh ko
ki manzil samne hai aur pahchani nahin jati

ba-zahir to chaman mein har taraf jashn-e-bahaaran hai
na jaane kyon gulon ki chaak-damani nahin jati

hamari khairiyat wo puchhte rahte hain ghairon se
khalish dard-e-mohabbat ki ba-asani nahin jati

mah-o-khurshid-o-anjum par kamanden dalne walo
sabab kya hai ki zehnon ki pareshani nahin jati

abhi tak khud-gharaz hathon mein hai nazm-e-chaman shayad
bahaar aai magar gulshan ki virani nahin jati

hamari kashti-e-ummid ke wo nakhuda thahre
abhi tak nabz-e-tufan jin se pahchani nahin jati

guzar jata hai ek saya sa dil ki rah-guzaron se
gham-e-mazi ki ab tak fitna-samani nahin jati

'tarab' shayad wahi manzil hai sarhad husn-e-jaanan ki
jahan se aur aage aql-e-insani nahin jati