zikr tera agar nahin aata
chain sham-o-sahar nahin aata

tu hai maujud har jagah lekin
kyon kisi ko nazar nahin aata

jaan le waqt ki haqiqat ko
waqt phir laut kar nahin aata

ab bhi hain us ki muntazir nazren
kyon wo jaan-e-jigar nahin aata

teri surat basi hai aankhon mein
koi duja nazar nahin aata

hum ne aise shajar bhi dekhe hain
jin pe koi samar nahin aata

apna apna likha muqaddar hai
hath mein sab ke zar nahin aata

kar ke hum bhi zara ye dekhenge
ras kaise safar nahin aata

jaane kis haal mein wo hai ab ke
koi le kar khabar nahin aata

shaeri bhi hai ek hunar 'ramish'
sab ko ab ye hunar nahin aata