ye dil har ek nai koshish pe yun dhadakta hai
ki jaise koi natija nikalne wala hai

hamein khabar hai ki hai kaun kitne pani mein
ye shahr sath-e-samandar se kitna uncha hai

sarab pyas bujhata nahin kabhi lekin
ye baat khub samajhta hai kaun pyasa hai

tumhaare hath mein taqdir hai ujalon ki
charagh ko ye khabar kya kahan andhera hai

sunai deti hai ab sirf aansuon ki sada
nigah par bhi kai din se sakht pahra hai

na dosti hi ko parkha na dushmani ko 'shakil'
magar ye kis ne kaha tajraba adhura hai