har-gam tasawwur tha tumhaara mere aage
manzil ka bahut saf tha rasta mere aage

ek hech haqiqat hai ye duniya mere aage
qatra ye raha surat-e-dariya mere aage

kya chiz hai duniya ka bharosa mere aage
jab tera sahaara hai sahaara mere aage

andaza mere gham ka lagaega koi kya
hai meri tamanna ka janaza mere aage

ehsas-e-wajud-e-gham-e-dil ko na mitao
hai bais-e-taskin ye tamasha mere aage

dil rah hi gaya tut ke ek zarb-e-nazar se
kamzor tha kaisa ye khilauna mere aage

lo haibat-e-tariki-e-shab tod chali dam
aata hai nazar dur ujala mere aage

ek umr ke afsane tumhein kaise sunaun
malum nahin waqt hai kitna mere aage

dhadkan mere dil ki badhi jati hai sarapa
phir ishq ka shayad hua sauda mere aage

mumkin hi nahin hai ye 'kalim' un ko bhula dun
jab hai mere iman ka taqaza mere aage