khush bahut aate hain mujh ko raste dushwar se
sar-phira hun main nahin darta kisi diwar se

manzilon ko pal mein pichhe chhodta jata hun main
raste bhi khauf khate hain meri raftar se

khamushi se suraten mit jaengi manzar se kya
kuchh nahin kahna kisi ko aaina-bardar se

khushk aankhon se main takta hun kinare ki taraf
mujh ko sairabi bulati hai samundar par se

kya mera ghar bhi nahin haq mein ki main tanha rahun
itni wahshat ho rahi hai kyun dar-o-diwar se

aasmanon par padaw dalna to hai mujhe
guftugu hoti rahegi sabit-o-sayyar se

tum bhi ab kuchh aur socho is mohabbat ke siwa
main bhi ab ukta gaya hun ek hi aazar se

main sharifon se sharafat mein bhi aage hi raha
main ne chaalaki bhi sikhi pae ke ayyar se

raat-bhar is shahr mein wo sanehe hote hain 'zeb'
dil dahal uthta hai mera subh ke akhbar se