rishton ka etibaar vafaon ka intizaar
ham bhee charaag le ke havaon mein aae hain
bade bade gam khade hue the rasta roke raahon mein
chhotee chhotee khushiyon se hee ham ne dil ko shaad kiya
apane lahaje kee hifaazat keejie
sher ho jaate hain na-maaloom bhee
baag mein jaane ke aadaab hua karate hain
kisee titalee ko na phoolon se udaaya jae
ham bhee kisee kamaan se nikale the teer se
ye aur baat hai ki nishaane khata hue
ek be-chehara see ummeed hai chehara chehara
jis taraf dekhie aane ko hai aane vaala
duniya na jeet pao to haaro na aap ko
thodee bahut to zehan mein naaraazagee rahe
kahata hai koee kuchh to samajhata hai koee kuchh
lafzon se juda ho gae lafzon ke maaanee
is andhere mein to thokar hee ujaala degee
raat jangal mein koee sham jalaane se rahee
khush-haal ghar shareef tabeeat sabhee ka dost
vo shakhs tha ziyaada magar aadamee tha kam