Yeh zara zara si baat par tarhaN tarhaN
ke azaab kiuN?
jo kisi sey bhi khafa na ho mujhey us
khuda ki talaash hey mujhey laghzishoN pe har gharri koi
tok’ta hey baar baar
jisey kar ke dil ko dukh na ho mujhey
us gunaah ki talaash hey meiN dhooNdta hooN wo khizaaN jisey
gulshanoN sey pyaar ho
jisey kisi chiragh sey na bey’r ho
mujhey us hawa ki talaash hey mujhey us nagar ki hey justuju jahaN
koi bhi chahata nahi lahu
jahaN hiran ko sheir sey dar na ho
mujhey us jaga ki talaash hey yahaN ik lamhey ke parrao meiN merey
sarey phool jhulas gaey
ab jahaaN talkhioN ki tappish na ho
mujhey us fiza ki talaash hey bina humsafar ke kab talak koi
musafitoN meiN laga rahey
jahaN koi kisi sey juda na ho mujhey us
raah ki talaash hey in husn-kadoN ke shor sey meri
samaa’ateiN heiN ajnabi
ho jis pukaar meiN mukhlisi mujhey us
sada ki talaash hey mujhey deikh kar jo ik nazar merey
sarey dard samajh sakey
jo is qadar ho chaara-gar mujhey us
nigaah ki talaash hey…. .