jitne pani mein koi dub ke mar sakta hai
utna pani to meri ok mein bhar sakta hai

ye to main roz kinare pe khada sochta hun
pyas badh sakti hai dariya bhi utar sakta hai

ek diya aur to kuchh kar nahin sakta lekin
shab ki diwar mein darwaza to kar sakta hai

husn-e-tartib se rakkhi hui yaadon ki taraf
dekhne wala kisi roz bikhar sakta hai

is ka titli sa badan dur se dekha jae
wo kisi hath mein aate hue mar sakta hai

tum zara soch ke us shakhs pe takiya karna
wo farishta nahin wade se makr sakta hai

dil ko aankhon se ulajhne nahin deta 'ami'
warna dariya se samundar bhi guzar sakta hai