arz-o-sama ke paar bhi koi jahaan hai aur bhi
is ke aastaan se aage aastaan hai aur bhi
jaana yahi ke kuchh nahin jaana hua hai
is bekhabar ke saamne ek dastaan hai aur bhi
aankhon ne jo dekha use sab kuchh na jaano dosto
parde ke us paar chhupa ek raazdaan hai aur bhi
duniya ki raunaq ek pal, phir uske baad andheriya
is shamma-e-jaan ke vaaste ek aasmaan hai aur bhi
ai Dard tu jis gham mein hai vo gham to bas ek naam hai
is gham ke parde mein chhupa ek mehmaan hai aur bhi
tohmatein chand apne zimme dhar chale
jis liye aaye the so hum kar chale
arz-o-sama kahaan teri vus’at ko paa sake
mera hi dil hai wo ke jahaan tu samaa sake
jag mein aa kar idhar udhar dekha
tu hi aaya nazar jidhar dekha
hum tujh se kis hawas ki falak justujoo karein
dil hi nahin raha hai jo kuchh aarzoo karein
dard-e-dil ke waaste paida kiya insaan ko
warna taa’at ke liye kuchh kam na the karro-biyaan
saari umr roya kiye hum
haaye kya din the ke hum bhi the