na raas aai chaman-zar ki faza mujh ko
mizaj-e-barq ne be-ghar bana diya mujh ko
tamam umr bhatakte rahe jo rahon men
dikha rahe hain vahi aaj rasta mujh ko
hujum-e-dard men dil ne to sab ka saath diya
mila na apne hi ashkon ka ham-nava mujh ko
vo paas the to har ik shai men dil dhadakta tha
vo duur hain to khatakti hai har faza mujh ko
ye karvan na miri gumrahi pe yuun hansta
rah-e-talab men jo milte vo naqsh-e-pa mujh ko
qadam qadam pe sanvara jinhen mohabbat men
samajh rahe hain vahi ab shikasta-pa mujh ko
koi rafiq na rahbar na koi rahguzar
uda ke laai hai kis shahr men hava mujh ko
‘hayat’ dukhti hui rag ko kis ne chhed diya
uthi vo tiis ki yaad aa gaya khuda mujh ko