dam-e-umr-e-rawan ka daera
rukta hai ek lamhe pe shayad har baras

wo meri paidaish ki saat hai
tumhaari ya hamare nanhe bachchon ki

hamare rishta-e-indraj mein
ya shoala-e-gul se

munawwar ghair-rasmi ajnabi wabastagi ki
jo rag-o-pai mein musalsal ho gai

main rokta hun bewafa lamhe ko
paiham sinchta hun khun se is ko

darida ungliyon se
kat kar us ko khilata hun main dil ka khosha-e-nazuk

magar ye tair-e-rana
pareshan faslon ke nur ka rasiya

zaminon aasmanon aur khalaon
se bhi shayad mawara hai

mukhtasar se jashn par hansta hua
har sarhad-e-imkan se meri tirgi se

dur jata hai
falak ki raushni ki

wadiyon mein
muntazir hai

koi an-jaana anokha khubsurat ajnabi us ka