sochta hun ki tumhein kaun sa tohfa bhejun
apne honton ki jalan apni nigahon ki thakan

apne sine ki ghutan apni umidon ka kafan
jada-e-zist pe bikhre hue kanton ki chubhan

umr bhar ka mera sarmaya yahi hai ai dost
sochta hun ki tumhein kaun sa tohfa bhejun

aarzu thi ki rukh-e-gham ki chamak nazr karun
tere makhmur tasawwur ki mahak nazr karun

apne bazu-e-takhayyul ki lachak nazr karun
saghar-e-fikr magar aaj tahi hai ai dost

sochta hun ki tumhein kaun sa tohfa bhejun
zindagi chand hababon ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

ilm do chaar kitabon ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin
meri manzil mere khwabon ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

apni manzil to bahut dur abhi hai ai dost
sochta hun ki tumhein kaun sa tohfa bhejun