wo jald-baz shakhs kaenat kaise ho gaya
nahin nahin ki gunj mein sabaat kaise ho gaya

mujhe to apni pyas ka shuur tha ghurur tha
wo ek ghunt badh ke yun furaat kaise ho gaya

meri to dastaras mein khwab tak rahe na the mere
ye kya hua zamana mere sath kaise ho gaya

padi hui khajur se nabiz kaise ban gai
ruka hua khayal harf-e-nat kaise ho gaya

bujhe hoi charagh mein bani hai kaise raushni
wo munjamid bana hawa ke sath kaise ho gaya

sukhan sukhan mein kis tarah samundaron se baat ki
pade pade qalam tera dawat kaise ho gaya