jahan main hun
hazaron khwahishen aasudgi ki zindagi ka pairahan ban kar

meri majburiyon ko apne daman mein chhupati hain
takhayyul ka jahan aabaad gahe kuchh nae

lekin hazaron waqt-khurda khush-nazar goshon ki zindani
tilsmati faza mein dilkashi ka nur bharta hai

inhi goshon mein aawara khirami ki hikayat
mujh ko kaif-e-sarmadi ke be-zaban lamhon ki

ranai se ham-aghosh karti hai
shabana roz ki jehd-e-musalsal se

anokhi azmaton ke daeron mein la ke na-asudgi ki zindagi ko main
kamal-e-andaz istighna se apnata hun

apne ji mein ye thane
koi us ko na jaanega

koi mujh ko na paega
zamane ki haqiqat mein nigahon ko

bhala roka kisi ne asal ki tag tak pahunchne se
ye meri dil-girafta kaifiyat jis ne

piya hai zindagi-bhar khun-e-rag-e-jaan ka
barahna baat kahne par bhi mujh ko is tarah uryan nahin karti

nigah-e-ahl-e-dil mein fash karti hain mujhe jaise
meri majburiyan jin ki pyas ranj-e-mahrumi

tah-e-daman lahu se apne sincha tha