tilism-e-saut jis ka nam tha phir wo gupha aai
thakan ki nind jaisi gungunati jhumti

thandi hawa aai
jahan-e-shor-o-shar lekin

kisi ko chain se kab sone deta hai
sadaen kitni unmal

ek la-yani tasalsul mein
tarane ishtihaari chahchahe qawwaliyan

aqwal-e-zarrin dialogue ashaar na-mauzun
pukaren manjhiyon ke git

phir sattyam sharan singham sharan dhammam sharan mein
ja raha hun mein

surile shor ka rath ban kahta hai
wo nairang mazahir ka khula showcase

sota rah gaya kaise
tabhi bedar suna manch be-saman-o-guman

ek dur ki aawaz se gunja
kisi goshe se ek nau-umr khush-ilhan qari ki sada aai

sunaya ja raha tha yusuf-e-siddiq ka qissa
gudaz-e-jawedan mein

an-likhi jatak kathaon ke
wuhush-o-tair

lataen megh-dut ashjar
ye insan bhi ajab hai

zamanon se use hum
jaante pahchante hain

raaz-e-sar-basta magar us ka
wahi jaane jo hai taswir-gar us ka

sadaqat hi ka sara khel hai bhayya
isi se ek zarra ru-kash-o-mehr-o-mah-o-akhtar

sadaqat jine marne tutne judne ulajhne dar guzarne ki
kahan hai

huwaida ek lauh-e-sang jis par
ubhar aae wo aiwan-e-madain ke khandar aaina-e-ibrat

kahan ki khusrawi aazadgi sarmasti-o-shokhi
wahi andha kuan khannas sautele rawayya ka

guzarte qafilon ki aahaton se dur
jaras ki bang se mahjur

nahin ye zyaadti hai hosh mein aao
koi yun kufr bikta hai

idhar dekho
hawa zindan ki kya hai kya bana deti hai insan ko

agar zindan ho qazzaqon uthai ghairon ka maskan
wo zindan aur hai lekin

nasheman-gir arbab-e-himam jis mein
wahi to khub-tar mahbub-tar us ki nigahon mein hai

aise jashn-e-dawat khwan-e-neamat hai
jahan us ki tulua subh-e-sadiq si numud

ek aaj ka mohara
bisat-e-bazm ki raunaq

salakhon mein muqaffal ya salakhon par
khuli duniya mein jo aisa mubarra

muasir illaton se
zahir-o-baatin salamat hai

wahi la-raib dara-e-karamat hai nawa-paira