zamane ke taghaful se jo har lamha bikharti hai
suna hai aap ke dar par wahi qismat sanwarti hai

tasawwur se hi jis ke aaj-kal ye ruh darti hai
nazar ke samne ya-rab wahi surat ubharti hai

kami hogi na hargiz aasman tere khazane mein
zara si chandni gar mere aangan mein utarti hai

kai dariyaon ka pani yaqinan us se kam hoga
musibat jis qadar aansu meri aankhon mein bharti hai

wahin apni bhi kashti aa gai tufan ki shiddat se
jahan par zindagi barbaad ho kar aah bharti hai

mahakte the mere din raat jis ki mezbani se
wo khushbu aaj-kal jaane kahan parwaz karti hai

sunaen kya hum apne haal ko bas mukhtasar 'tashna'
hamari zindagi bhi aaj-kal yunhi guzarti hai