Har Aaina Ek Aks-e-nau DhunDta Hai

har aaina ek aks-e-nau DhunDta hai

samundar ki lahren hon ya dasht ki an-ginat pattiyan

sab yahi sochti hain

ki koi nai ruh in mein sama jae

uDte hue abr-pare musalsal

tulu-e-sahar se numud-e-shafaq tak

koi samt-e-nau DhunDte hain

ufuq ta ufuq chandni

raat ke daman-e-be-karan mein

nai saaton ke nishan DhunDhti hai

talash-e-musalsal ki bahti hui rau mein ek kah bhi hai

jo sadiyon se is aas mein bah raha hai

ki shayad koi quwwat-e-kahrubai

kisi samt se na-gahan aa ke

aaghosh mein jazb kar le

magar aarzu ki rasai se bahar

abhi an-ginat marhale rah mein hain

abhi justuju awwalin manzilon ki haden

par karti chali ja rahi hai

abhi soch ki ibtida-e-safar hai!