Sang jab aaiinaa dikhaataa hai
teshaa kyaa kyaa nazar churaataa hai

silsilaa pyaas kaa bataataa hai
pyaas dariyaa kahaan bujhaataa hai

raig-zaron men jaise tapatii dhuup
yuun bhii us kaa Khayaal aataa hai

sun rahaa huun Khiraam-e-umr kii chaap
aks aavaaz banataa jaataa hai

vo bhii kyaa shakhs hai ke paas aa kar
faasale duur tak bichhaataa hai

ghar to aisaa kahaan thaa lekin
dar-badar hain to yaad aataa hai