NahiN mil raha hey yahaaN kaheiN meri zaat ka hi nishaaN mujhay
sun aey jus'tuju dey jawaab tu ke ley aai hey ye kahaaN mujhay!

wo sabaq meiN parrh ke bhula chuka ke osool banatey heiN zindagi
mujhey mantaqi si daleel dey, ye muhawarey na suna mujhay

tujhey kya khabar meiN dil meiN dard, leeye phir raha hooN ajab ajab
teri mashq puraani hey yaar tu, kya ghaao dey ga naya mujhay

nahiN kuch gila ke ye sab hey kya, bhaley kuch ajab hey ye maajra
ke merey aek jurm pe baar baar, koi dey raha hey sazaa mujhay

ye jo chaahatoN ke bazaar heiN yahaaN bik raha hey sabhi magar
yahaaN kon ley ga wafaa ki jins, bhala kya miley ga nafaa mujhay!

merey hum'nawa bhala meiN kahaN, terey waastey mujhey bhool ja
tu ney khuwahishoN ke aoraaq par, kaheeiN likh dia to mitta mujhey

yuN diye na rakh merey haath pe ke katteiN ge nahi phir raastey
kabhi rok leiN gi baarisheiN to kabhi tang karey gi hawaa mujhey

kattaa zindagi ka katthin safar, meiN muflisi meiN maraa magar
meiN gulshanoN ka makeen tha, zara khushbuweiN to laga mujhey