mutriba saz utha shor-e-shakebai kar
aa ki har sa'at-e-kamyab ghanimat jaanen

mutriba saz utha mujh ko magar nai de de
mere ehsas ko nazuk si koi shai de de

teri khuddar tabi'at ka taqaza hai yahi
aaj ki raat ye ma'lum hua

mera mazi mere auham se zyaada to nahin
mujh ko ye wahm tha har shai ko meri hajat hai

mujh ko ye wahm tha har shai se mujhe ulfat hai
mujh ko ye wahm tha main ‘alam-e-maujud ka mustaqbil hun

is ke bar-'aks
tab'-e-insan se bargashta hun

apni zid aap hain auham mere mazhab ke
main bhi majmu'a-e-azdad bana baitha hun

mujh ko ye wahm hai har chiz yahan fani hai
mujh ko ye wahm hai main khud bhi fasana hun yahan

mujh ko ye wahm hai har khwab mera jhuta hai
mujh ko ye wahm hai main nuqta-e-mubham hun

magar
mutriba tu mere auham mein shamil bhi nahin

tu mere wahm ka hasil bhi nahin
mutriba saz utha shor-e-shakebai kar

aur ek bar ye hangama-e-ruswai kar
aur phir jab ki mashiyyat ka taqaza hai yahi

zard chehron ke ye mahtab ghanimat jaanen