Ummid Uljhan

dur aankhon se bahut dur, kahin

ek tasawwur hai, jo be-zar kiye rakhta hai

wo koi KHwab hai ya KHwab ka andesha hai

jo mere soch ko mismar kiye rakhta hai

dur, qismat ki lakiron se bahut dur, kahin

ek chehra hai, tere chehre se milta-julta

jo mujhe nind mein bedar kiye rakhta hai

dur se, aur bahut daur ki aawazon se

ek aawaz bulati hai sar-e-sham mujhe

jaanta hun main mohabbat ki haqiqat lekin

phir bhi aaghosh-e-tamanna mein, taDap uThta hun

chehre chehre pe bikharti hui, aawazon mein

teri aawaz se aawaz kahan milti hai

ek qindil KHayalon ki magar jalti hai

tu mere pas, bahut pas, kahin rahti hai

dur hai dur bahut dur, magar phir bhi, mujhe

ek ummid sar-e-sham saja rakhti hai

ek uljhan mujhe raaton ko jaga rakhti hai