sagar jitna gahra hai
utna thahra thahra hai

qanun janm se andha hai
munsif bhi kuchh bahra hai

lashen jitni dher huin
parcham utna lahra hai

bahar kuchh aur andar kuchh
chehre upar chehra hai

chaara-gar ka bas na chala
zakhm ziyaada gahra hai

sone mein arman tulen
aaya waqt sunahra hai

nainon ka jal sukh gaya
sahn-e-dil ab sahra hai

kab lete hum sans 'sada'
waqt kabhi kya thahra hai