sukhan ki shab lahu hoti rahegi
kisi se guftugu hoti rahegi

wo suraj hai to ho nazdik-e-jaan bhi
ye tabish chaar-su hoti rahegi

darida-damani hai be-kali se
isi se ye rafu hoti rahegi

koi ghuncha sawar-e-kahkashan tha
khabar ye ku-ba-ku hoti rahegi

main aksar sochta rahta hun kab tak
zamin be-abru hoti rahegi

samundar ke kinare mil rahe hain
ye duniya aab-ju hoti rahegi

khazine kaenati kam na honge
namud-e-justuju hoti rahegi

nihaal-e-ishq afsurda na hoga
tamanna-e-numu hoti rahegi

na wo hoga na hum lekin ye duniya
haris-e-rang-o-bu hoti rahegi