kya ahd-e-nau mein apni pahchan dekhta hun
akasr ba-shakl-e-insan haiwan dekhta hun

khwabon ko, justuju ko, rakhna abhi safar mein
kuchh dur chal ke rahen aasan dekhta hun

raftar-e-waqt tu ne pai hai kaisi ujlat
jazbon mein asr-e-nau ke haijaan dekhta hun

aai hai khak-e-hasti uth kar kahan se apni
khwabon mein kuchh jazire anjaan dekhta hun

amn-o-aman ki baaten shayad hain sirf baaten
arz-e-khuda pe har din ghamsan dekhta hun

jab justuju na manzil aur khwab hain na arman
phir kis liye safar ka saman dekhta hun

tabdil ho gai hain aqdar-e-kohna yun bhi
ye kaenat sari hairan dekhta hun

meri nigah aakhir hassas kyun hai utni
main roz-o-shab badalte insan dekhta hun

deti hai jab bhi fursat kuchh gardish-e-zamana
rishton mein apni baqi pahchan dekhta hun

guzre the jis mein lamha bachpan ke qahqahon mein
khwabon mein wo haweli viran dekhta hun