hum apne-ap se karte rahe bayan tanha
tumhaari bazm mein baithe kahan kahan tanha

taghayyuraat ke aaseb mein wajud mera
ujad ban mein ho jaise koi makan tanha

ye soz-o-saz ka paikar ye haddiyon ka nagar
jo aag pae to chatkhe uthe dhuan

kahin kisi ki siyasat na rang lai ho
bhare chaman mein hai kyun aaj baghban tanha

ye bar-e-ishq jise aasman utha na saka
uthae phirta raha hun main na-tawan tanha

tumhaare aane ki aahat to kab se sunta hun
chale bhi aao mere pas mehrban tanha

hamin harif rahe aur hamin halif hue
hamare baad hua mir-e-karwan tanha

wahi to dushman-e-jaan hai usi se kaise bachen
wo ek shakhs jo aaya tha kal yahan tanha

yahi zamin tamaddun ki raazdar rahi
yahi zamin ugalti rahi dhuan tanha