aate hain gaib se ye mazaameen khayaal mein
ghalib sareer-e-khaama nava-e-sarosh hai
ham hain mushtaaq aur vo be-zaar
ya ilaahee ye maajara kya hai
gam-e-hastee ka asad kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
sham har rang mein jalatee hai sahar hote tak
ibn-e-marayam hua kare koee
mere dukh kee dava kare koee
rahee na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhee
to kis umeed pe kahie ki aarazoo kya hai
udhar vo bad-gumaanee hai idhar ye na-tavaanee hai
na poochha jae hai us se na bola jae hai mujh se
kyoonkar us but se rakhoon jaan azeez
kya nahin hai mujhe eemaan azeez
aaj ham apanee pareshaanee-e-khaatir un se
kahane jaate to hain par dekhie kya kahate hain
rahamat agar qubool kare kya baeed hai
sharmindagee se uzr na karana gunaah ka
dair nahin haram nahin dar nahin aastaan nahin
baithe hain rahaguzar pe ham gair hamen uthae kyoon