hazar rup farozan hain raushni ki tarah
wo apne rang mein tanha hai chandni ki tarah

yahi nahin ki zamane se rasm-o-rah na ki
hum apne ghar mein bhi rahte hain ajnabi ki tarah

julus wale makanon ko phunk bhi dete
yahi bahut hai ki guzre hain aadmi ki tarah

jidhar nigah uthao dikhai deta hai
tera wajud manazir mein dilkashi ki tarah

wo tu nahin tha ki main hi badal gaya ai dost
tere qarib se guzra hun ajnabi ki tarah

bhatak raha hun samundar ki justuju mein 'ziya'
mera wajud hai bahti hui nadi ki tarah