na jaane kitni sadiyon se zamana
misal-e-mauj bahta aa raha hai

sukun ka rang us ko kab mila hai
pareshan hai ye kyun kis ko pata hai

ye betabi har ek lamhe ki kya hai
kabhi aisa bhi hota hai ki dariya

liye tufan hazaron apne andar
sukun se par nazar aata hai bahar

kabhi aisa bhi hota hai zamana
kashakash se bhara hota hai lekin

nazar aata hai ek nuqte pe sakin
zamana kab magar sakin raha hai

ki chalta hi raha hai ye zamana
dama-dam pai-ba-pai lamha-ba-lamha

kabhi aisa bhi hota hai ki rahi
nazar aata hai kuchh rukta hua sa

hirasan muzmahil thakta hua sa
magar rahi safar mein kab ruka hai

ki rahi zindagi ka gar rukega
yaqinan apni manzil par rukega

magar ye zindagi to be-karan hai
nigah-e-shauq ki manzil kahan hai

ki har manzil faqat wahm-o-guman hai
ye hasti jehd-e-gham ki dastan hai

ba-zahir hai subuk raftar-o-kamzor
ghanim-e-shauq ho madd-e-muqabil

to us ka har-nafas aatish-fishan hai
hai yun to zindagi kitni subuk-rau

ajab ek ek lamhe ki tag-o-dau
ye ek lamha guzarta hi nahin hai

magar jab is nazar ke samne se
guzarti hai khirad bijli ki surat

dikha kar ek anokha sa karishma
to yun mahsus hota hai ki jaise

zamana kitna aage ja chuka hai
zamana aur bhi aage badhega

liye baham subuk-raftar lamhe
guzarta jaega sadiyon ko raunde

khirad ki rahnumai ke sahaare