wo rang nahin shauq ka wo bas nahin hai
kuchh hai jo tujhe pa ke mere pas nahin hai

ek aaina hai aur do hairat-zada aankhen
chehra bhi koi dard ka akkas nahin hai

ya koi kami hogi mere ghuncha-e-dil mein
ya mujh ko teri aab-o-hawa ras nahin hai

jo chahe wahi mauj-e-hawa likh ke chali jae
kuchh bhi ho ye dil kaghaz-o-qirtas nahin hai

patthar se gurezan ho to ye soch lo pahle
daman mein koi reza-e-almas nahin hai

sahra kabhi phulon se nahin mangta shabnam
pyasa hai magar kahta hai ab pyas nahin hai

kuchh roz mere sath basar kar ke to dekho
phir shauq se kahna mujhe ehsas nahin hai

aabaad hai aur hai adam-abaad bhi duniya
basti mein koi dusra ban-bas nahin hai

ya koi 'kafil' aalam-e-barzakh hai zamin par
ya sans faqat surat-e-anfas nahin hai