lakh tufan ke hon tez dhaare
aadmi wo jo himmat na haare

ye saman ye faza ye nazare
umr-e-rafta ko koi pukare

meri manzil pare aasman se
sab meri rah mein hain sitare

hai har ek chiz insan ki zad mein
aasman chand suraj sitare

pane walon ne manzil bhi pa li
rah gae sirf qismat ke mare

gham nahin mujh ko kashti ka lekin
dub jate hain aksar kinare

ab ye rishta nahin tutne ka
tum hamare hue hum tumhaare

ab to viraniyan har jagah hain
kyon banon mein phirun mare mare

kitni dilchasp hai khud-farebi
jitne ki tamanna mein haare

us chaman mein nahin aashiyana
apne hathon se jis ko sanware

ai talatum udhar ek thapeda
hain jo ab tak kinare kinare

hai ye paimana-e-zarf 'salik'
zindagi muskura kar guzare