un ka ya apna tamasha dekho
jo dikhata hai zamana dekho

waqt ke pas hain kuchh taswiren
koi duba hai ki ubhra dekho

rang sahil ka nikhar aaega
do ghadi jaanib-e-dariya dekho

tilmila uttha ghana sannata
phir koi nind se chaunka dekho

ham-safar ghair hue jate hain
fasla rah gaya kitna dekho

barf ho jata hai sadiyon ka lahu
ek thahra hua lamha dekho

rang udte hain tabassum ki tarah
aaina-khanon ka dawa dekho

dil ki bigdi hui surat hai yahan
ab koi aur kharaba dekho

ya kisi parde mein gum ho jao
ya utha kar koi parda dekho

dosti khun-e-jigar chahti hai
kaam mushkil hai to rasta dekho

sada kaghaz ki tarah dil chup hai
hasil-e-rang-e-tamanna dekho

yahi taskin ki surat hai to phir
chaar din gham ko bhi apna dekho

gham-gusaron ka sahaara kab tak
khud pe bhi kar ke bharosa dekho

apni niyat pe na jao 'baqi'
rukh zamane ki hawa ka dekho