kuchh bhi nahin hai kya pas-e-diwar dekhna
sae ko dubte hue har bar dekhna

aurat hun meri man ne sikhaya ki umr bhar
aaina ban ke aaina-bardar dekhna

ye soch kar hi main ne jalaya nahin charagh
kya raushni ko barsar-e-paikar dekhna

main to charagh-e-shab thi chalo bujh gai magar
tum to sahar ke khair se aasar dekhna

jab e'tibar-e-dida-e-dil uth gaya to phir
kya rah gaya hai yar-e-tarah-dar dekhna

'zaryab' kya kharidne nikli ho dhup mein
kya garmiyon mein garmi-e-bazar dekhna