jab rahen sab masdud huin
sab nist huin nabud huin

dushman ko khojte phirne ki
thin kawishen jo

be-sud huin
paspaiyan jo maujud na thin

ek aan mein aa maujud huin
main soch ke ek dorahe par

hairan aazurda aa pahuncha
ye sari tag-o-dau tanha thi

is mod pe bhi tanha pahuncha
lekin is tanha manzar mein

ek chehra aur ubhar aaya
jo saf nazar aaya na kabhi

ab itne qarib nazar aaya
wo chehra dushman ka chehra

is rup mein pahli bar mila
kabhi zat ke har manzar mein mere

kabhi manzar ke us par mila
main khub use pahchan gaya

jis rup mein wo jis bar mila
phir apne dil pe nazar jo ki

aamada pae-paikar mila
phir main ne kisi takhir bina

ek war bahut saffak kiya
khud apna gareban chaak kiya