rah-e-talab mein kaun kisi ka apne bhi begane hain
chand se mukhde rashk-e-ghazalan sab jaane pahchane hain

tanhai si tanhai hai kaise kahen kaise samjhaen
chashm o lab-o-rukhsar ki tah mein ruhon ke virane hain

uf ye talash-e-husn-o-haqiqat kis ja thahren jaen kahan
sehn-e-chaman mein phul khile hain sahra mein diwane hain

hum ko sahaare kya ras aaen apna sahaara hain hum aap
khud hi sahra khud hi diwane sham-e-nafas parwane hain

bil-akhir thak haar ke yaro hum ne bhi taslim kiya
apni zat se ishq hai sachcha baqi sab afsane hain