har shakl rafta rafta anjaan ho gai hai
mushkil thi jo bhi jis ki aasan ho gai hai

kahna na kuchh kisi se chup chup se takte rahna
aakhir yahi hamari pahchan ho gai hai

ek shakhs bhola-bhaala basti ki puchhta hai
kaise kahun ki basti viran ho gai hai

jo tha raha na kuchh bhi jo hai na jaane kya hai
so ab yahan se rukhsat aasan ho gai hai

pahle the hum hi hairan hum sa nahin hai koi
aur ab to sari duniya hairan ho gai hai

aisi chahal-pahal thi mushkil se lautte the
yaadon ki wo gali ab sunsan ho gai hai

bas 'talkh' ki rawish thi ab tak baghair unwan
ab is rawish ka duri unwan ho gai hai