tumhaara rang rang-e-asman jaisa badalta hai
kisi ko chahne wala kahin itna badalta hai

saba shabnam shafaq rukhsar gul mahtab in sab ka
tumhaara nam leta hun to kyun chehra badalta hai

saba guftar shirin lab sitara chashm hain to kya
badalte hum bhi hain jab samne wala badalta hai

kabhi jati nahin jangal ki bu sandal ke paikar se
ki surat ke badalne se kahin rishta badalta hai

ye shahr-e-be-sada andar se shahr-e-arzu nikla
dhuan har-dam yahan bujhte charaghon ka badalta hai

utarte waqt pani mein zara ye dekh lena tha
ki andar beach mein ja kar yahi dariya badalta hai

raho diwar ke sae mein lekin dekhte rahna
hamesha rukh yahan diwar ka saya badalta hai

sukhan rasta lakiron se nahin lafzon se raushan hai
lakiren pitne se bhi kabhi rasta badalta hai

'matin' aao chalen kheme ki jaanib ek zara so len
wo dekho subh ka tara libas apna badalta hai