koi wajud hai duniya mein koi parchhain
so har koi nahin hota kisi ki parchhain

mere wajud ko mano to sath chalta hun
ki main to ban na sakunga tumhaari parchhain

yahi charagh hai sab kuchh ki dil kahen jis ko
agar ye bujh gaya to aadmi bhi parchhain

kai dinon se mere sath sath chalti hai
koi udas si thandi si koi parchhain

main apna-ap samajhta raha jise ta-umr
wo mere jaisa hayula tha meri parchhain

na khush ho koi bhi tezi se badhti qamat par
pas-e-ghurub na hogi bichaari parchhain

guman-e-hast hai hasti ka aaina-khana
so apne-ap ko bhi jaan apni parchhain

main nisf sach ki tarah hun bhi aur nahin bhi hun
ki aadha jism hai mera to aadhi parchhain

phir us se us ke taghaful ka kya gila karna
ki 'iftikhar-mughal' wo to thi hi parchhain