khushbuon ki dasht se hamsaegi tadpaegi
jis ko bhi hasil hui ye aagahi tadpaegi

raushni ko gung hote jis ne dekha ho kabhi
kis hawale se use tira-shabi tadpaegi

kadhta tha main hi sang-e-sakht par resham se phul
kya khabar thi ye nazar shaistagi tadpaegi

khwab the payab is ka dukh nahin kab thi khabar
mujh ko tabiron ki ek be-qamati tadpaegi

main na kahta tha ki shoalon se na karna dosti
main na kahta tha ki ye dariya-dili tadpaegi

zawiya-dar-zawiya manzar badalte jaenge
aankh sari aankh bhar ye zindagi tadpaegi

naghme chup hain aur rut bhi kah rahi hai chup raho
kis ko ab dil ki ye na-asudgi tadpaegi

aur ek din dasht baadal se churaenge nazar
aur mujh ko is ki ye be-khangi tadpaegi

kuchh na kuchh 'manzur' dil se rabta rah jaega
us ko mujh se dosti ya dushmani tadpaegi