khalwat hui hai anjuman-ara kabhi kabhi
khamoshiyon ne hum ko pukara kabhi kabhi

le de ke ek saya-e-diwar-e-arzu
deta hai rahrawon ko sahaara kabhi kabhi

kis darja dil-fareb hain jhonke umid ke
ye zindagi hui hai gawara kabhi kabhi

saunpa hai hum ne jis ko har ek lamha-e-hayat
ai kash ho sake wo hamara kabhi kabhi

ai mauj-e-khush-khiram zara tez tez chal
banti hai sath-e-ab kinara kabhi kabhi

dast-e-tahi badhaiye kis ishtiyaq se
tuta hai shakh-e-shab se jo tara kabhi kabhi

hadd-e-nazar ke par 'tamannai' kaun hai
mahsus ho raha hai ishaara kabhi kabhi