zindagi se yehi gila he muje
tu bohat der se mila he muje
tu mohabbat se koi chaal to chal
haar jaane ka hosla he muje
dil darhaktaa nahi tapakta he
kal jo khawahish thi aabla he muje
humsafar chaahiye hujoom nahi
ik musaafir bhi qaafla he muje
koh’kan ho ke qais ho ke faraaz
sab mein ik shakh’s hi mila he muje
(Ahmed Faraaz)