thikana ho na ho phir bhi thikana dhund lete hain
qafas mein rah ke bhi hum aashiyana dhund lete hain

kitab-e-dil mein wo gham ko chhupa lenge to kya hoga
magar hum dard-o-gham ka har khazana dhund lete hain

kabhi un ko sahaare ki zarurat hi nahin padti
parinde khud-ba-khud apna thikana dhund lete hain

zamane ki nazar mein qatra-e-shabnam sahi lekin
kuchh aise hain jo ashkon mein fasana dhund lete hain

ghiza hanson ko moti ki koi la kar nahin deta
wo khud sipon ke andar apna dana dhund lete hain

meri tanhaiyon ka zikr jab un tak nahin pahuncha
to kis ki rahbari se wo thikana dhund lete hain

jab un ka nam apni ruh mein gudwa liya 'swami'
to phir kyon tark-e-ulfat ka bahana dhund lete hain