khud apne aap se rutha hua hun
samajhte hain wo main un se khafa hun

haqaeq se chura kar aankh apni
main kin sayon ke pichhe bhagta hun

koi to rasta hoga batana
tere dil tak pahunchna chahta hun

ba-zahir hai hansi honton pe mere
magar andar se main tuta hua hun

jahan khud ko muqaffal kar rakha tha
main us kamre ki chabi kho chuka hun

ye kis ne mujh ko bas mein kar liya hai
ishaaron par main kis ke chal raha hun

agarche haal hai tarik mera
sitara aane wale waqt ka hun

tapa hun aatish-e-dauran mein 'nayab'
to ab ja kar kahin kundan bana hun