Ek pareshani alag thi aur pashemani alag

ek pareshani alag thi aur pashemani alag
umr bhar karte rahe hum dudh aur pani alag

ret hi donon jagah thi zer-e-mehr-o-zer-e-ab
misra-e-ula se kab tha misra-e-sani alag

dasht mein pahle hi raushan thi babulon par bahaar
de rahe hain shahr mein kanTon ko sab pani alag

kuchh kumak chahi to zambil-e-hawa KHali mili
ghaTiyon mein kho gaya naqsh-e-sulaimani alag

ret samjhaute ki KHatir nachti hai dhup mein
baadalon ki zid juda hai meri man-mani alag

muddai hain barf baalu raat kanTe tap hawa
jism par hai faujdari jaan pe diwani alag

wo falak sangit mein miTTi ki dhun to kya hua
saregama se kahin hota hai padhani alag

fan mein taqat-war bahaw chashm-e-do-aba ka hai
'zeb-ghauri' se kahan 'tafzil' hain 'bani' alag