kaise maanuu.N ki zamaane kii Khabar rakhatii hai
gardish-e-vaqt to sirf apanii Khabar rakhatii hai

merii pairo.n kii thakan tum ruuTh na jaanaa mujh ko
ek tuu hii to meraa raaz-e-safar rakhatii hai

dostii terii daraKhto.n me.n havaaye.n bhii nahii.n
dushmanii apane daraKhto.n me.n samar rakhatii hai

[daraKht = tree; samar = fruit]

jab kabhii bolanaa vaqt par bolanaa
muddato.n bolanaa muKhtasar bolanaa

Daal degaa halaaqat me.n ik din tujhe
ai parinde teraa shaaKh par bolanaa

pahale kuchh duur tak saath chal ke parakh
phir mujhe ham_safar ham_safar bolanaa

umr bhar ko mujhe besadaa kar gayaa
teraa ik baar muu.Nh pher kar bolanaa

merii Khaanaabadoshii se puuchhe ko_ii
kitanaa mushkil hai raste ko ghar bolanaa

kyuu.N hai Khaamosh sone kii chi.Diyaa bataa
lag ga_ii tujh ko kis kii nazar bolanaa

beqaraarii sii beqaraarii hai
din bhii bhaarii hai raat bhaarii hai

zindagii kii bisaat par aksar
jiitii baazii bhii ham ne haarii hai

[bisaat=game-board]

to.Do dil meraa shauq se to.Do
chiiz merii nahii.n tumhaarii hai

baar-e-hastii uThaa sakaa na ko_ii
ye Gam-e-dil jahaa.N se bhaarii hai

[baar=weight]

aa.Nkh se chhup ke dil me.n baiThe ho
haa_e kaisii ye pardaa-daarii hai