zamin khushk hai aasman so raha hai
gham-e-zindagi hai jahan so raha hai

na shab ki siyahi na hai roz-e-raushan
zamin hai fasurda zaman so raha hai

garajte hain baadal tadapti hai bijli
machi dhum aisi aman so raha hai

chaman jalwa-gar hai nawa-sanj bulbul
bade lutf se mehrban so raha hai

chaman ki har ek shakh-e-nau muntazir hai
shuaon ka kyon karwan so raha hai

siyahi ye kaisi jahan mein hai phaili
ilahi tu is dam kahan so raha hai

halawat na hai 'tashna' ab guftugu mein
kahan tu mere jaan-e-jaan so raha hai