na pas aata hai wo aur na dur jata hai
'ajab tarah se meri tishnagi badhata hai

ye kaisi aag hai jis mein koi tapish na dhuan
ye kaisa rabt hai jo fasle badhata hai

talash hai use khoe hue ujalon ki
jo meri rah mein aksar diye jalata hai

samajh chuka hun main us ke dukhon ka har andaz
jo baat baat pe meri hansi udata hai

main padh saka na kabhi jis ke jism ki tahrir
hai us ka 'aks jo she'ron mein jhilmilata hai

chhupa saka na mah-o-sal ka ghubar use
wo ek lamha jo har lamha yaad aata hai