ada hai khvab hai taskin hai tamasha hai
hamari aankh men ik shakhs be-tahasha hai
zara si chaae giri aur daagh daagh varaq
ye zindagi hai ki akhbar ka tarasha hai
tumhara bolta chehra palak se chhu chhu kar
ye raat aina ki hai ye din tarasha hai
tire vajud se bara-dari damak utthi
ki phuul pallu sarakne se irtiasha hai
main be-zaban nahin jo bolta huun likh likh kar
miri zaban tale zahr ka batasha hai
tumhari yaad ke charkon se lakht lakht hai ji
ki khanjaron se kisi ne badan ko qasha hai
jahan bhar se jahan-gard dekhne aaen
ki putliyon ka mire mulk men tamasha hai