tah-ba-tah hai raaz koi aab ki tahwil mein
khamushi yun hi nahin rahti hai gahri jhil mein

main ne bachpan mein adhura khwab dekha tha koi
aaj tak masruf hun us khwab ki takmil mein

har ghadi ahkaam jari karta rahta hai ye dil
hath bandhe main khada hun hukm ki tamil mein

kab meri marzi se koi kaam hota hai tamam
har ghadi rahta hun main kyun be-sabab tajil mein

mangti hai ab mohabbat apne hone ka subut
aur main jata nahin izhaar ki tafsil mein

muddaa tera samajh leta hun teri chaal se
tu pareshan hai abas alfaz ki tawil mein

apni khatir bhi to 'alam' chiz rakhni thi koi
ab kahan kuchh bhi bacha hai teri is zambil mein