hasin aankhon mein palte hue se dar dekhe
ki hum ne jalte hue titliyon ke par dekhe

bala ki dhund thi kuchh bhi nazar na aata tha
andhere phailte hum ne nagar nagar dekhe

sadaf ki baat hai kya wo guhar bhi paega
utar ke gahre samundar mein wo agar dekhe

wo aag kya thi jo bhadki thi kyon khuda jaane
ki hum ne jalte hue bastiyon mein ghar dekhe

na jaanen dard hamara na dekhen zakhm-e-jigar
ajib tarah ke kuchh hum ne chaaragar dekhe

kinare kashti ko le jae nakhuda kyunkar
ki hum ne lahron mein uthte hue bhanwar dekhe

wo khwab kitna bhayanak tha chikh uttha main
lahu mein hath jo apne hi tar-ba-tar dekhe

rah-e-hayat mein jo apna sath chhod gae
kuchh is tarah ke bhi ai 'raj ham-safar dekhe