main dastan-e-wafa ke is mod par
ajab kashmakash mein hun ab

ki zehn-o-dil ki ladaiyan to
rah-e-wafa ke har ek musafir ki zindagi ka hain juzw-e-lazim

hai ab ye mushkil ki dil mein aur mujh mein than gai hai
mera ye israr hai

milan ki ruton ki pahli sahar tarashun
pe dil ba-zid hai

ki sham-e-gham ke diye ki lau ko lahu se sinchun
main dil ki sachchai par yaqin rakhne wala insan

kashmakash mein hun ab
ki apni ragon ke amrit se

wasl-rut ko jala dun
ya phir khatt-e-shikasta mein

apni aankhon ke surkh doron se
rat-jagon ki bayaz par tera nam likkhun

sahar tarashun ki sham likkhun