main rangon mein hun kabhi brush mein
kabhi canwas pe saji hun main

main qaus-e-quzah hun huruf ki
alfaz ki ek ladi hun main

mujhe khud bhi apna pata nahin
main kahan nahin aur kahan hun main

ab talash karne se faeda
main jo mil bhi jaun to kya bhala

phir bhi ek khalish si hai
teri justuju subh sham hai

ye jo khwahishen hain fuzul si
ek 'umr se mere sath hain

jo main daman in se chhuda sakun
to sukun tasawwuf mein pa sakun

magar shaffaf parde tasawwuf ke hain
mujhe kis tarah se chhupaenge

mujhe qaid karna muhaal hai
main magan hun apni hi zat mein

kaun-o-makan se be-khabar
mujhe aarzu thi kabhi mile

koi raaz-dan koi ham-nawa
magar kabhi koi aisa mila nahin

jahan ro sakun kabhi rakh ke sar
jo mila wo apna hi kandha hai

jahan roti hun main jhuka ke sar
main muhib raat ka pahar hun

nahin sahar mere nasib mein
ye sahar teri hai to rakh ise

main to sahar se bahut dur hun
main na hath ab kabhi aaungi

mujhe dhundhna bhi fuzul hai
ye jo raste hain chahaar-su

le jaenge mujhe ku-ba-ku
bahut manzilen hain yahan wahan

meri manzil in mein
koi nahin

han meri manzil nahin koi
main to apni manzil aap hun