hum kahan aur dil-e-kharab kahan
ai shab-e-gham tera jawab kahan

zindagi ke shuur se badh kar
zindagi mein koi azab kahan

koi chehra ho ghaur se padhiye
is se jamea koi kitab kahan

dard-o-gham ki udas aankhon mein
aarzu ke hasin khwab kahan

aao apni sahar se puchh to len
chhod aai hai aaftab kahan

ruh jab ho gai hai khud ghayal
dil ke zakhmon ka phir hisab kahan

dil dhadakte hain ab magar dil mein
wo mahakte hue gulab kahan

kya pata waqt ke andheron mein
chhap gae fan ke mahtab kahan

waqt thahra hua sa lagta hai
ruk gaya aa ke inqalab kahan

ai 'rais' aarzu ke chehre par
ab wo agli si aab-o-tab kahan