sone ki koshishen to bahut ki gain magar
kya kijiye jo nind se jhagda ho raat bhar

main ne khud apna saya hi banhon mein bhar liya
us ka khumar chhaya tha mujh pe kuchh is qadar

aankhon mein chand khwab the aur dil mein kuchh umid
jalta raha main aag ki manind umr bhar

kyon koi us pe dale nazar ehtiram ki
kahlae ilm-o-fan mein jo yakta na mo'atabar

pal mein tamam ho gaya qissa hayat ka
us ki nigah mujh pe rahi itni mukhtasar

dushwariyon se zindagi aasan hui meri
dushwariyon ka khauf gaya zehn se utar

hum ne sukhan mein koi izafa nahin kiya
gesu ghazal ke sirf sanware hain umr bhar

ilm-o-hunar mile hain magar tere samne
pahle bhi be-hunar the 'aman' ab bhi be-hunar