panahen dhundh ke kitni hi roz lata hai
magar wo laut ke zulfon ki samt aata hai

sulagti ret hai aur thande paniyon ka safar
wo kaun hai jo hamein rasta dikhata hai

hai intizar mujhe jang khatm hone ka
lahu ki qaid se bahar koi bulata hai

jo mushkilon ke liye hal talash laya tha
khilaune bant ke bachchon mein muskuraata hai

tamam raste ab ek jaise lagte hain
guman rah mein shaklen badal ke aata hai

shikar dhund ka sahra-naward karte hain
fareb khana kahan dusron ko aata hai