suraj ki tarah apne hi mehwar mein qaid hun
sadiyon se raushni ke samundar mein qaid hun

sar se guzarti jati hain lamhon ki aandhiyan
main hun ki mah-o-sal ke chakkar mein qaid hun

kya kya na sochta hun main farda ke bab mein
haalanki jaanta hun muqaddar mein qaid hun

chahun to kaenat ke khirman ko phunk dun
tum kya samajh rahe ho ki patthar mein qaid hun

shayad mera wajud tha ek hissa-e-zamin
main khak ho ke bhi isi chakkar mein qaid hun

'tahir' main ek jazire ki manind aaj bhi
tishna-dahan hun go ki samundar mein qaid hun