jab aablon se karb ke dhaare nikal pade
izn-e-safar ke phir se ishaare nikal pade

jab garm paniyon se meri guftugu hui
to barf ke badan se sharare nikal pade

us waqt apne aap ki mujh ko mili khabar
jab shahr-e-gum-shuda mein shumare nikal pade

ummid-e-bahr-e-nau mein kabhi ghota-zan tha main
kyon gahre paniyon se khasare nikal pade

khauf-e-shab-e-muhib mitane ke waste
suraj ke sath chand sitare nikal pade

raste ke pattharon ne hamein jab bhi di sada
hum ne thakan ke bojh utare nikal pade

hum ko na pa ke hadse apne maqam par
'tabish' hamari khoj mein sare nikal pade