zindagi ne bakhsha hai zahr-e-agahi mujh ko
kar diya gaya andha de ke raushni mujh ko

khwab ka har ek shisha sau jagah se tuta hai
kis qadar padi mahngi aaina-gari mujh ko

dusron se nafrat ka khwab tak na dekhunga
dosto khud apne se ishq hi sahi mujh ko

main jahan bhi hun lekin mutmain to baitha hun
tere rushd se behtar meri gumrahi mujh ko

is tarah to but ban kar mere pas mat tu baith
khar ban ke chubhti hai teri khamushi mujh ko

ye mera muqaddar hai ya teri shararat hai
kyun lahu rulati hai teri dosti mujh ko

bas tujhe hi pane ko waqf thi meri parwaz
le uda khalaon mein zauq-e-bandagi mujh ko

main ki din ka beta hun raushni ugalta hun
kya bhala daraegi shab ki tirgi mujh ko

khwab ke jaziron par git kis tarah likkhun
har-qadam pe dasti hai jab ki zindagi mujh ko