jo bar-awar nahin hota
wo lamha kaisa hota hai

jo rang-o-khusbuon ke aabgine tod deta hai
jo yaadon ki khuli aankhon ko

apne sard hathon ke asar se mund deta hai
jo din ki raushni mein shab ki aamezish se

aisi saaten takhliq karta hai
jo aasuda hi hoti hain na afsurda hi hoti hain

kabhi hansti kabhi be-tarah roti hain
jo rasta khojti aur manzilon ko bhul jati hain

jo zinda hain na marti hain
jo darti hain ada-e-waqt se

rukti na chalti hain
fasil-e-be-yaqini par rakhi

shamon ki surat
aas mein bujhti na jalti hain

jo aisi saaten takhliq karta hai
wo lamha kaisa hota hai

kisi padash ki takmil ka hissa
ki harf-e-katib-e-taqdir hota hai