pal rahe hain kitne andeshe dilon ke darmiyan

pal rahe hain kitne andeshe dilon ke darmiyan
raat ki parchhaiyan jaise diyon ke darmiyan
phir kisi ne ek khun-alud khanjar rakh diya
khauf ke zulmat-kade mein doston ke darmiyan


kya sunahri daur tha hum zard patton ki tarah
dar-ba-dar phirte rahe pili ruton ke darmiyan
ai khuda insan ki taqsim-dar-taqsim dekh
parsaon dewtaon qatilon ke darmiyan


aashti ke nam par itni saf-arai hui
aa gai barud ki khush-bu gulon ke darmiyan
mera chehra khud bhi aashob-e-safar mein kho gaya
main ye kis ko dhundta hun manzilon ke darmiyan