khwabo’n k musafir bey sar o samani mai sisaktey hein
nae rastey nae manzil ki khoj mai bhtaktey hein
darbdari ki khak jb mukdar ban jae apni
rooh k skoot mai dil bhi kb dharaktey hein
nhi aisa k teyshae farhad ho hath mai apne
ha’n mgr moti umeed k ankho’n mai chmaktey hein
chragho’n ki loo ik sham madham parey to sahe
kae aftab to ab apni jbeen se ubhartey hein
ao puchein khud se fkat ik fakey k bad
kachi abadi mai bachey itna kyun blaktey hein
Rang dikh lati hai kia kia umr ki raftar bhi
munkashif hote kaha hein ishq k asar bhi
be-khbar ae they hum sb ba-khbar ho k chaley
km bhala kb ho ski hai wakt ki raftar bhi
mot k zinda’n mai hai keid ye zindagi
afkar bhi izhar bhi ikrar bhi inkar bhi
jeetey ji martey rahey or mar k jeena bhi pra
azmatey hein kis kis trah wakt k ozar bhi
gulshaney mehr-o-wfa k phool they murjha gae
jism o ja’n be-zrar hein or rooh hai be-zar bhi
mot ki ankhon mai ankhein dal k jeena hiyaat
jawida’n kirdar hai ye jawida’n shoar bhi
kaim o daim hai fkat wakt ka behta lahu
fani zmeen-o-asma’n zindgi asar bhi