ab ye masafat kaise tai ho ai dil tu hi bata
katti umr aur ghatte fasle phir bhi wahi sahra

chait aaya chetawani bheji apna wachan nibha
patjhad aai patr likhe aa jiwan bit chala

khushiyon ka mukh chum ke dekha duniya man-bhari
dukh wo sajan kathor ki jis ko ruh kare sajda

apna paikar apna saya kale kos kathin
duri ki jab sangat tuti koi qarib na tha

apne gird ab apne aap mein ghulti soch bhali
kis ke dost aur kaise dushman sab ko dekh liya

kanch ki ek diwar zamana aamne-samne hum
nazron se nazron ka bandhan jism se jism juda

rahen dhadkin shakhen kadkin ek ek tis atal
kitni tez chali hai ab ke dhul-bhari hawa

dukhde kahte lakhon mukhde kis kis ki suniye
boli to ek ek ki waisi bani sab ki juda