Ummeed

Kudrat ne milaya bewafaa se jo,

dil ki fidrat rahi ke usse pyar kiye jaaye.

Ishq ka raasta ab jaane kis mod pe liye jaaye.

Aankhon pe lagaaye, mohabbat ka rumaani parda,

andheri raaton se roshni ki ummeed kiye jaaye.

Manzil par khade, raaston se shikwa kiye jaaye.

Jaam uthaya zindagi ka, honthon se lagaane ke liye,

phir bhi, besabab yeh zeher ke ghoonth piye jaaye.

Ek pal ki zindagi se, sau maut liye jaaye.

Surkh-si aankhon mein ab bas aansoo hi baaki hain,

phir bhi, yeh khushnuma khwabon ki fariyaad kiye jaaye.

Munasib daaeron se ab ishq hume duur liye jaaye.