ghar se main jab bhi akela nikla
mujh se pahle mera saya nikla

phad kar daman-e-sahra nikla
mere andar se jo dariya nikla

ek tabassum jo mila tha mujh ko
wo bhi ek zakhm-e-tamanna nikla

jis pe kal sang-e-malamat barse
aaj wo dar pe isa nikla

aaina dekha jo uryan ho kar
jism hi jism ka parda nikla

jis ne ye bhid laga rakkhi thi
khud wo us bhid mein tanha nikla

chehra ijad hai aaine ki
aaina nikla to chehra nikla

aaj ek khat ko jo khola 'qaisar'
us mein suraj ka sarapa nikla