tera nam le kar sahar jagti hai
tere git gati hai taron ki mahfil

teri khak-e-pa hind ka raaz-e-azmat
teri zindagi mere khwabon ki manzil

kahani teri sun ke tharra uthi main
dhadakne laga dhire dhire mera dil

chhupae hain sine mein kuchh raaz apne
dakan ke kuhistan ki tapti chatanen

musafir kuchh aae the in jangalon mein
faza mein hain bikhri hui dastanen

wo hamdard aankhen wo baaton mein jadu
wo mazbut bazu wo bhaari kamanen

wo ek khud-faramosh pi ki pujaran
kati pattiyon ki nadi ka kinara

nigahon se chhanta hua nur-e-ulfat
jabin par farozan wafa ka sitara

baraste hue phul khushiyon ke har su
zamana bhi tha ruk ke mahw-e-nazara

wo paiham safar wo hawadis ke tufan
wo pairon mein chhaale wo hansti nigahen

kabhi dil ko ghurbat mein bahlae rakhna
kabhi des ki yaad mein sard aahen

rahi salaha sal tu jada-paima
ye dhun thi ki tai hon riyazat ki rahen

magar aazmaish thi kuchh aur baqi
abhi samne aur bhi imtihan the

asiri phir ek rakshas ki asiri
bahut dur tujh se tere pasban the

teri pak fitrat magar ek sipar thi
tere samne rakshas na-tawan the

uthe phir tera nam le kar jawan kuchh
jari hausla-mand sachche jiyale

hila dale aiwan ek saltanat ke
tere pasban the bade aan wale

teri wapsi kar rahi thi ye elan
ki mitte nahin zulmaton se ujale

sahe jo sitam ban gae sab fasana
talafi ka ab aa raha tha zamana

hui aah lekin ye kaisi talafi
dobara mila jangalon mein thikana

salib ek baqi thi jo mamta ki
use bhi to lazim tha tanha uthana

ajab hain ye asrar-e-rwasl-o-judai
ki manzil ko pa kar bhi manzil na pai

ye kaisa sitam tha ki iffat ki dewi
subut apni iffat ka dene ko aae

wo shoale ki manind shoalon se guzri
wo bijli si ban kar zamin mein samai