sahil pe kya hai bahar ke andar talash kar
gahraiyon mein dub ke gauhar talash kar

jis mein hayat-bakhsh nazara dikhai de
gulzar-e-zindagi mein wo manzar talash kar

dete hain ab sada tujhe mirrikh o mahtab
kya kya hain un ki god mein ja kar talash kar

mit jae jis ke nur se zulmat hayat ki
aisa koi charagh-e-munawwar talash kar

tufan-e-bahar-e-zist mein kashti na gharq ho
ai nakhuda panah ka langar talash kar

jis daere mein daud lagata raha hai tu
us daere ke daur ka mehwar talash kar

'kausar' ho tujh ko khud se jo milne ki aarzu
apne ko apne aap mein kho kar talash kar