wahi tawil si rahen safar wahi tanha
bada hujum hai phir bhi hai zindagi tanha

tere baghair ujale bhi tira-saman hain
bhatak rahi hai nigahon ki raushni tanha

jahan jahan bhi gai gham ke aas-pas rahi
kisi maqam pe dekhi nahin khushi tanha

shuur-e-did ka anjam dekhiye kya ho
hujum-e-wahm-o-guman aur aagahi tanha

khud apne shahr mein bhi ab to hum kuchh aise hain
dayar-e-ghair mein jaise ek ajnabi tanha

kisi ne sath nibaha bhi to bichhadne ko
rahi hai apne parayon mein zindagi tanha

khud apne-ap se beganagi ka aalam hai
sharik-e-bazm-e-nigaran bhi hain 'rishi' tanha