phir chhut gaya hath se daman-e-tamanna
phir lut liya bakht ne saman-e-tamanna

phir jam gaya virane ka naqsha mere ghar mein
taraj hua phir sar-o-saman-e-tamanna

har samt andhera hai nazar kuchh nahin aata
gul ho gai phir shama-e-shabistan-e-tamanna

muddat se hai ek mauj tah-e-ab si dil mein
ab josh pe aata nahin tufan-e-tamanna

socha kiye aaegi kabhi fasl-e-bahaari
murjha gaya aakhir chaminstan-e-tamanna

saqi hai na sahba hai na saghar na subu hai
barham hui wo bazm-e-khumnistan-e-tamanna

tufan ki maujon ke karam par hai safina
hai khaliq-e-alam hi nigahban-e-tamanna

jite hain faqat maut ki ummid pe ai 'nur'
daftar mein nahin zist ke unwan-e-tamanna