ahabaab ka shikava kya keejie khud zaahir o baatin ek nahin
lab oopar oopar hansate hain dil andar andar rota hai
haath rakh rakh ke vo seene pe kisee ka kahana
dil se dard uthata hai pahale ki jigar se pahale
us kee soorat ko dekhata hoon main
meree seerat vo dekhata hee nahin nahin
itaab-e-zamaana khitaab ke qaabil
tira javaab yahee hai ki muskurae ja
dil sabhee kuchh zabaan par laaya
ik faqat arz-e-mudda ke siva
ba-zaahir saadagee se muskura kar dekhane vaalo
koee kam-bakht na-vaaqif agar deevaana ho jae
naaseh ko bulao mira eemaan sanbhaale
phir dekh liya us ne sharaarat kee nazar se
ai hafeez aah aah par aakhir
kya kahen dost vaah va ke siva
supurd-e-khaak hee karana tha mujh ko
to phir kaahe ko nahalaaya gaya hoon
mira tajaraba hai ki is zindagee mein
pareshaaniyaan hee pareshaaniyaan hain