vahii pyaas hai vahii dasht hai vahii gharaanaa hai
— Iftikhar Arif
Vahee pyaas hai vahee dasht hai vahee gharaanaa hai
Mashkeeze se tiir kaa rishta bahut puraanaa hai
Sub.h savere ran paDnaa hai aur ghamsaan kaa ran
Raaton raat chalaa jaa.e jis jis ko jaanaa hai
Ek charaagh aur ek kitaab aur ek umeed-e-asaasa
Us ke baa'd to jo Kuch hai wo sab afsaana hai
Dariyaa par qabza thaa jis kaa us kee pyaas 'azaab
Jis kee Dhaalen chamak rahi thiin vahee nishaana hai
Kaasa-e-shaam men sooraj kaa sar aur awaaz-e-azaan
Aur awaaz-e-azaan kahtee hai farz nibhaanaa hai
Sab kahte hain aur koi din ye hangaama-e-dahr
Dil kahtaa hai ek musaafir aur bhee aanaa hai
Ek jazeera us ke aage peechhe saat samundar
Saat samundar paar sunaa hai ek khazaana hai
Wahi pyas hai wahi dasht hai wahi gharana hai
Mashkize se tir ka rishta bahut purana hai
Subh sawere ran paDna hai aur ghamsan ka ran
Raaton raat chala jae jis jis ko jaana hai
Ek charagh aur ek kitab aur ek umid-e-asasa
Us ke ba'd to jo Kuch hai wo sab afsana hai
Dariya par qabza tha jis ka us ki pyas 'azab
Jis ki Dhaalen chamak rahi thin wahi nishana hai
Kasa-e-sham mein suraj ka sar aur aawaz-e-azan
Aur aawaz-e-azan kahti hai farz nibhana hai
Sab kahte hain aur koi din ye hangama-e-dahr
Dil kahta hai ek musafir aur bhi aana hai
Ek jazira us ke aage pichhe sat samundar
Sat samundar par suna hai ek KHazana hai