bane banaae se raston kaa silsila niklaa
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Bane-banaa.e se raston kaa silsila niklaa
Nayaa safar bhee bahut hee gurez-paa niklaa
Na jaane kis kee hamen umr bhar talaash rahee
Jise qareeb se dekhaa wo doosraa niklaa
Hamen to raas na aa.ee kisee kee mahfil bhee
Koee khuda koee ham-saaya-e-khuda niklaa
Hazaar tarah kee mai pee hazaar tarah ke zahr
Na pyaas hee bujhee apnee na hausla niklaa
Hamaare paas se guzree thee ek parchhaa.een
Pukaaraa ham ne to sadiyon kaa faasla niklaa
Ab apne-aap ko DhoonDen kahaan kahaan jaa kar
Adam se taa-ba-adam apna naqsh-e-paa niklaa