so raha hun main ki ye jaga hua sa khwab hai
la-shuuri wusaton mein unghta sa khwab hai

mukhtasar hain zindagi ke din magar raaten tawil
bewafa aankhon ko hasil ba-wafa sa khwab hai

ek manzar ko mukammal dekhta hai kaun ab
koi sunta hai kahan kya gunjta sa khwab hai

nag hai saya-fagan sar par hun main mahw-e-khiram
mujh apahij ko mayassar shankar-asa khwab hai

shairi mein anfus o aafaq mubham hain abhi
istiara hi haqiqat mein khuda sa khwab hai

kham hai 'kawish' hamara khwab din mein dekhna
shaikh-chilli aur sab ka be-tuka sa khwab hai