meri zindagi hai sarab si kabhi maujzan kabhi tishna-dam kabhi intizar ki dhup si kabhi qurbaton ka koi bharam teri chahaton ka ye silsila kisi dhup chhanw ke khel sa kabhi pus magh ki dhup sa kabhi naghma-khwan kabhi chashm-e-nam mujhe chhu ke waqt guzar gaya zara ruk ke umr nikal gai jo raha to pas yahi raha kabhi apna dukh kabhi sab ka gham kabhi raston ke ghubar mein kabhi manzilon ke khumar mein kabhi justuju-e-bahaar mein rahe hadson se bandhe qadam tera nam sun ke chali pawan tera zikr sun ke khila chaman ki meri sawaneh-e-zist par tera nam likh ke ruka qalam ye zara zara si shikayaten kahin ban na jaen hikayaten yahi puchhte ki hua hai kya kabhi hum se tum kabhi tum se hum kabhi qurbaton ka sukun mila kabhi furqaton ka junun mila kabhi kho gae sabhi raste kabhi manzilon se mile qadam