kaisi kaisi rah mein diwaren karte hain hail log
phir bhi manzil pa lete hain hum jaise zinda dil log

wo dekho sagar garja tufan utha nayya dubi
aur tamasha dekh rahe hain baithe sahil sahil log

bazm saja kar bhent kiye hain hamdardi ke chand alfaz
mera dukhda bant rahe hain mere gham mein shamil log

basti basti ghum rahe hain bhid bhare chaurahon par
ujle ujle pahnaon mein chehre badle qatil log

tut chalengi sab aashaen tab hi jiwan ras aaega
kuchh din aur kasenge hum par tane mahfil mahfil log

kitni ummidon ki shamen jalte hi bujh jati hain
ab bhi an-chahe chhati par dhar hi dete hain sil log

barf ke aaina-khanon mein shoalon ka singar karenge
aiwanon mein aish mana kar tadpenge patthar dil log