rag-e-nigah mein nashtar chubho ke uttha hun dayar-e-zist shikasta-nuqush se pur hai magar nigah ko hai ishq dasht-e-imkan se meri nigah mein takmil ka yaqin na sahi meri nigah mein takmil ka irada hai utha hai jo bhi qadam rah-e-zindagi pe use hazar rang masarrat ka jaeza le kar gham-e-hayat ke honton ne badh ke chum liya jabinen fart-e-nashat-o-tarab ki masti mein jawan khayal iradon ke aastanon par wafur-e-fakhr-e-ta'alluq mein jhukti jati hain ta'alluqat se qaem hai dahr ki raunaq ta'alluqat pe mabni hai zindagi ka wajud ta'alluqat ki jin ke tufail har lamha gham-e-hayat abad par nigah rakhta hai gham-e-hayat shab-o-roz ki ragon mein jise har ek lamha naya khun paida karna hai azal ki aankh taqaza nami ka karti hai azal ki aankh ba-sad-kaif roti rahti hai nigah-e-zist mein ranaiyon ka rang-e-latif sukun-pazir khayalon ko loriyan de kar udas sayon ki taqdir banta jata hai gham-e-hayat ki ranginiyon ke saye mein jahan-e-dard ke saman panapte rahte hain in aansuon ke jawan-azm karwanon ko abad ki manzil-e-nadida-o-ajab ki taraf junun ka josh liye rah rah badhne do fareb-e-marg wo nasur hai jise ab tak fareb-e-zist ke phahe na ram kar pae ta'alluqat ki pur-josh mauj-e-bahr-e-khayal hazar mod liye sahilon se takra kar nae khayal ke naqshe banati jati hai nae wajud safinon ka rup lete hain nai nigah sitaron se baat karti hai nae fareb-e-nazar ko asir karte hain fareb jin pe taghaful ki gard jam jam kar rah-e-khayal ko hamwar karti jati hai mujhe yaqin hai shikaston ke silsile ek din nawa-e-wajh-e-wajud-o-khayal ko sun kar nae-nawele tajjub ko ja ke chhu lenge jahan hayat ki aankhon se ashk ban ban kar abad ke raaz tapakne ke muntazir honge jahan shikast ke daman mein kaamran lamhe faza-e-waqt ko le kar simat rahe honge jahan nigah takhayyul ki ham-nawa ho kar ta'alluqat ke rangin git gaegi wo jis maqam pe takmil-e-arzu bhi nahin wo jis maqam pe har kashmakash ke qadmon ko thakan ki had pe sukun aa ke chum leta hai usi maqam ki derina justuju ke tufail rag-e-nigah mein nashtar chubho ke uttha hun