nur ki kiran us se KHud nikalti rahti hai

nur ki kiran us se khud nikalti rahti hai
waqt katta rahta hai raat dhalti rahti hai
aur zikr kya kije apne dil ki haalat ka
kuchh bigadti rahti hai kuchh sanbhalti rahti hai


zehn ubhaar deta hai naqsh haal-o-mazi ke
in dinon tabi'at kuchh yun bahalti rahti hai
tah-nashin maujen to pur-sukun rahti hain
aur sath-e-dariya ki mauj uchhalti rahti hain


zindagi 'ibarat hai zindagi ke modon se
pech-o-kham hon kitne hi rah chalti rahti hai
chahe apne gham ki ho ya gham-e-zamana ki
baat to bahar-surat kuchh nikalti rahti hai


zindagi hai nam is ka tazgi hai kaam is ka
ek mauj-e-khun dil se jo ubalti rahti hai
kaif bhi hai masti bhi zahr bhi hai amrit bhi
wo jo jam-e-saqi se roz dhalti rahti hai


khud wajudiyat ho ye ya ho us ki tanhai
ruh ko magar koi shai masalti rahti hai
aaj bhi buri kya hai kal bhi ye buri kya thi
is ka nam duniya hai ye badalti rahti hai


hoti hai wo she'ron mein mun’akis kabhi 'e'jaz'
muddaton ghutan si jo dil mein palti rahti hai