sada kuchh aisi mere gosh-e-dil mein aati hai

sada kuchh aisi mere gosh-e-dil mein aati hai
koi bina-e-kuhan jaise ladkhadati hai
racha hua hai fazaon mein ek athah hiras
dimagh shal hai magar ruh sansanati hai


mujhe yaqin hai aandhi koi uthi hai kahin
ki lau charagh-e-shabistan ki thartharaati hai
umid yas ke gahre khamosh jangal mein
hawa-e-sham ki manind sarsaraati hai


sawal hai gham-e-hasti ke bit jaane ka
ye zindagi to bahar-haal bit jati hai
khayal-e-umr-e-guzishta zara tawaqquf kar
zamin qadmon ke niche se nikli jati hai


main apni aag mein jal kar kabhi ka khak hua
ye zindagi mujhe kya khak mein milati hai
nishana-baz falak tere nawakon ki khair
ki jin ki zad pe mere hauslon ki chhati hai


lachak hi jati hai shakh apne aashiyan ki bhi
chaman mein gati hui jab bahaar aati hai
fughan-e-dard labon par na aaiyo zinhaar
meri saliqa-shiari pe baat aati hai


idhar ye girya-e-abr aur udhar wo khanda-e-barq
mizaj-e-dahr mere dost tanziyati hai
rahin-e-rasm-o-riwayat ho jis ki but-shikani
wo but-shikan bhi haqiqat mein somnati hai


bapa hai shor-e-qayamat dimagh mein 'akhtar'
zaban-e-khama magar zamzame lutati hai