tapti hui rahon pe phiraya mujhe din-bhar
yun tere tasawwur ne sataya mujhe din-bhar

dil mein wo kasak chhod gaya subh ka tara
ek lamha bhi aaram na aaya mujhe din-bhar

viran bayaban mein kabhi ujde gharon mein
phirta raha le kar tera saya mujhe din-bhar

deti rahi ye chandni shab-bhar mujhe aawaz
suraj ne bhi rah rah ke bulaya mujhe din-bhar

har samt bhare shahr the kya jaaniye phir bhi
tanhai ke ehsas ne khaya mujhe din-bhar

lahje mein ghani chhanw ke patton ki zaban mein
pedon ne tera haal sunaya mujhe din-bhar

ek pal mein hi batla gain dam todti kirnen
wo raaz jo ai 'sham' na paya mujhe din-bhar