kaisi aawaz hai
koi kahta hai

ye dasht maujud-o-mashhur-o-mauhum bas
had idrak-o-ehsas-o-awaz tak hi nahin

chashm-o-dil ka ye tair jise
sair-e-parwaz samjhe ho majbur hai

musht-e-par sar-burida-o-paband hi
us ka sarmaya hai jis pe maghrur hai

ta-ba-hadd-e-khirad ta-ba-hadd-e-junun
jo bhi hai hech-o-be-maya hai

kya gharaz is se
ye kya hai kaisa hai kab se hai kab tak rahega

use bhul jao ki tum khud harif-e-khudawand-e-afaq ho
in sawalat mein khud tumhaari hi tauhin hai

tum dil-e-arsh-e-asar ka aaina le ke aae ho
jis mein kai rang ki

tez-rau sust-rau shokh maddham sajal mustaqil muttasil
muntashir munfail munqasim sada pechida mubham gurab-i-subuk

nek-o-manhus
maujud-o-mashhur-o-mauhum parchhaiyan

yun guzarti hain
jaise koi

dhire dhire se palkon ko chhuta rahe khwab mein
kaun hai kaun hai

mawara-e-khirad
mawara-e-junun

mawara-e-nazar
mawara-e-nafas

muntazir muztarib
apni surat dikhane ko bechain hai

kaisi aawaz hai jo azal se taaqub mein hai
mere lahje ka iman us ke takhatub mein hai

ye kahin meri aawaz hi to nahin
main mujhi ko sada de raha hun badi der se

badi dur se
main hi apna harif-e-azal

main hi apna harif-e-abad
mujh ko mera pata do ki main

apni aawaz ki gunj hun