jo tez-rau the thi pairon mein jin ke jaan bahut
wo log odh ke soe hain ab thakan bahut

daron mein qaid kahin ikhtilaf hote hain
makin ho ke bhi rahte hain be-makan bahut

na jaane shor utha kar kahan se lai hai
hawa ne aaj dikhae hain mere kan bahut

ye zindagi bhi ajab rah ki musafir hai
kahin chadhan bahut hai kahin dhalan bahut

ye raaz roz koi fash kar hi deta hai
zamin khud mein samete hai aasman bahut

zamin uthegi nahin aasman jhukega nahin
ana-parast hain donon ke khandan bahut

kisi ka dard sununga to tut jaunga
mere liye hai faqat meri dastan bahut