khwab-kari wahi kamkhwab wahi hai ki nahin
sher ka husn abad-tab wahi hai ki nahin

kya pari ko mujhe machhli mein badalna hoga
dekhne ke liye talab wahi hai ki nahin

main jahan aaya tha pedon ki tilawat karne
samne qarya-e-shadab wahi hai ki nahin

aankh ko nind mein malum nahin ho sakta
raat wo hai ki nahin khwab wahi hai ki nahin

jis ko chhune se mera jism chamak utthega
dekh ye shisha-e-mahtab wahi hai ki nahin

ye kahani ke alaw se churai hui aag
mahw-e-hairat hai ki barfab wahi hai ki nahin

sar jhukane se jahan ashk-e-tapan jaga tha
sochta hun ki ye mehrab wahi hai ki nahin