sare afkar-o-aqaed ke tilism
sare asnam-e-khayal

hum ne wo but-shikani ki hai ki mismar hain sab
apne ghar bar ki mahfuz fasilen hum ne

yun girai hain ki ab
dur-o-nazdik ki har tund hawa

sab charaghon ko bas ek phunk mein gul kar jae
hum ki har silsila-o-qaid ki zanjir se aazad hue

aise majlis ke makin hain ki jahan
koi darwaza koi rauzan-e-diwar nahin

ya khuda
koi gham aisa ki har gham ko subuksar kare

koi aag aisi ki har aag ko khashak kare
koi mafhum koi naqsh-e-tamanna ki jise

apne dil-o-jaan ka lahu nazr karun
surkh-ru ho ke kahun

zist ki ye mohlat do-ek nafas
itni be-rang na thi

itni faromaya na thi