ye aur baat ki is ahd ki nazar mein hun
abhi main kya ki abhi manzil-e-safar mein hun

abhi nazar nahin aisi ki dur tak dekhun
abhi khabar nahin mujh ko ki kis asar mein hun

pighal rahe hain jahan log shoala-e-jaan se
sharik main bhi isi mahfil-e-hunar mein hun

jo chahe sajda guzare jo chahe thukra de
pada hua main zamane ki rahguzar mein hun

jo saya ho to darun aur dhup ho to jalun
ki ek nakhl-e-numu khak-e-nauha-gar mein hun

kiran kiran kabhi khurshid ban ke niklunga
abhi charagh ki surat mein apne ghar mein hun

bichhad gai hai wo khushbu ujad gaya hai wo rang
bas ab to khwab sa kuchh apni chashm-e-tar mein hun