kahin nahin hain aahaten na tera intizar hai
magar wahin hai ek khalish jo dil mein barqarar hai

na tohmaten na bughz hai na hi gila bhi hai koi
magar sawal lakh hain bahut hi intishaar hai

na mil sake qarib se na hi juda hue kabhi
har ek chiz na-tamam gham hai ya khumar hai

dua nahin qubul ki to rahmaten nawazishen
abhi purani neamaton se qalb tar tar hai

mila bhi aur mila nahin tu ek khwab sa mila
na chhu saki na kah saki jo haal aashkar hai

nasha nahin junun nahin na hi koi futur hai
magar main is ko kya kahun ki sar pe jo sawar hai

hai sham ka wahi pahar wahi jagah wahi dagar
baghair ek shakhs ke koi alag dayar hai