hai lekin ajnabi aisa nahin hai
wo chehra jo abhi dekha nahin hai

bahar-surat hai har surat izafi
nazar aata hai jo waisa nahin hai

ise kahte hain andoh-e-maani
lab-e-naghma gul-e-naghma nahin hai

lahu mein mere gardish kar raha hai
abhi wo harf jo likkha nahin hai

hujum-e-tishnagan hai aur dariya
samajhta hai koi pyasa nahin hai

ajab mera qabila hai ki jis mein
koi mere qabile ka nahin hai

jahan tum ho wahan saya hai mera
jahan main hun wahan saya nahin hai

sar-e-daman-e-sahra khil raha hai
magar wo phul jo mera nahin hai

mujhe wo shakhs zinda kar gaya hai
jise khud apna andaza nahin hai

mohabbat mein 'rasa' khoya hi kya tha
jo ye kahte ki kuchh paya nahin hai