kya aasman se rabt-e-yaqin mahw-e-khwab hai
soi hui hai khak-e-zamin mahw-e-khwab hai

hai nind mein itaat-o-irfan ka silsila
sajdon ke sath sath jabin mahw-e-khwab hai

soe hue to soe hain dekho magar yahan
jo jagta hai wo bhi kahin mahw-e-khwab hai

ye shahr gahri nind mein jata nahin kabhi
har shakhs apne apne tain mahw-e-khwab hai

ek ek sitara nind ki haibat mein hai sharik
wo raat hai ki mah-e-mubin mahw-e-khwab hai

aankhon se uth raha hai dhuan aur dhuen se dukh
jalte hue makan mein makin mahw-e-khwab hai

parkar chal rahi hai kahin gahri nind mein
ai 'zeb' mera hashiya-bin mahw-e-khwab hai