roz barhataa hun jahan se aage
phir vahiin laut ke aa jaataa hun
baarahaa tor chukaa hun jin ko
inhiin diivaaron se takaraataa hun
roz basate hain kaii shahar naye
roz dharatii mein samaa jaate hain
zal-zalon mein thii zaraa sii girah
vo bhii ab roz hii aa jaate hain
jism se ruuh talak ret hii ret
na kahiin dhuup na saayaa na saraab
kitane araman hai kis seharaa mein
kaun rakhataa hai mazaaron kaa hisaab
nafz bujhatii bhii bharakatii bhii hai
dil kaa maamuul hai ghabaraanaa bhii
raat andhere ne andhere se kahaa
ik aadat hai jiye jaanaa bhii
qaus ek rang kii hotii hai tuluu'a
ek hii chaal bhii paimaanaa bhii
goshe goshe mein kharii hai masjid
mushkil kyaa ho gaii mayaKhaane kii
koii kahataa thaa samandar hun main
aur merii jeb mein qataraa bhii nahin
Khairiyat apanii likhaa karataa hun
ab to taqadiir mein Khataraa bhii nahin
apane haathon ko parhaa karataa hun
kabhii quran kabhii giitaa kii tarah
chand rekhaaon mein samaaun main
zindagii qaid hai siitaa kii tarah
raam kab lautenge maaluum nahin
kaash raavan hii koii aa jaata