mere sajda-e-ha-e-niyaz ko tere aastan ki talash hai
kisi fard ki ye talab nahin ye to ek jahan ki talash hai

nai sarzamin ki hai justuju nae aasman ki talash hai
jo makan bhi thik na rakh sake unhen la-makan ki talash hai

mere pa-e-shauq-e-safar mein hain abhi rah-o-rasm ki bandishen
mujhe naqsh-e-pa ki hai justuju mujhe karwan ki talash hai

jo khizan-nasib azal ke hain unhen fasl-e-gul ki hai aarzu
wo jo thak chuke hain bahaar se unhen ab khizan ki talash hai

ye mera kamal-e-musawwari ye mera shuur-e-sanam-gari
abhi zauq husn-e-kasif hai ise jism-o-jaan ki talash hai

meri zindagi ka fasana kya jo sinaon shauq se aap ko
kisi mehrban ki talash thi kisi mehrban ki talash hai

jo qafas se chhut ke aae hum kisi shakh ne bhi jagah na di
hain chaman mein aa ke bhi be-nawa hamein aashiyan ki talash hai

abhi qarz un ki nazar pe hai tere jalwa-ha-e-majaz ka
jo haqiqaton se guzar chuke unhen dastan ki talash hai

tere dushmanon ki safon pe ye kisi daur mein na chamak saki
teri tegh-e-naz ki aaj tak sar-e-dostan ki talash hai

khas-o-khar ko bhi jo diye 'raza' tar-o-taza rahne ka hausla
usi baghban ki hai aarzu usi gulistan ki talash hai