zamin kaisi thi kaisa aasman tha
nahin malum mujh ko main kahan tha

nishan manzil ka koi kaise dhunde
ki ta-hadd-e-nazar phaila dhuan tha

wo mausam laut kar aayega ek din
abhi tak mere dil mein ye guman tha

bhadak uthta tha kya rah rah ke jaane
ki mera dil to ek aatish-fishan tha

achanak bhul kar pahuncha jahan main
wo sach-much mere sapnon ka jahan tha

adalat kya mujhe insaf deti
ki jhuta jab gawahon ka bayan tha

hasin thi 'raj' duniya ki har ek shai
ki jab tak dil ka har jazba jawan tha