meri hasti ki haqiqat kya hai
ek sho'la hai hawa ki zad par

jo bhadakta bhi hai
jo sard bhi ho jata hai

ya safina hai koi
waqt ki lahron pe rawan

aaj tak hasti-e-mauhum ka 'irfan na hua
khud-shanasi-o-khud-agahi kya

nafs-e-nakara taqaze tere
khud-farebi ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

kaun samjhaega hasti ki haqiqat mujh ko
hai koi

koi bhi hai