mil na pae kahin to hairat kya
tum samundar hue na hum dariya

mauj-dar-mauj hai yahi charcha
kashtiyon se mila hai kyon dariya

umr bhar ka hisab tha un se
chand lamhon mein puchhte kya kya

mere ghar ka charagh bujhte hi
chadh gaya kitna bhaw suraj ka

tishna-lab hun koi faqir nahin
mat hiqarat se dekh ai dariya

puchh baithe jo kya diya tu ne
zindagi ka utar gaya chehra

sab ki duniya tabah karte ho
tum bhi kya ho gae ho amrika

muddaton se talash mein hun 'fahim'
kho gaya hai kahan mera chehra