Dasht e tanhayi ko Gulzaar banaiye

Dasht e tanhayi ki baaten sunte hain
Yeh bhi sunte hain log lamhaat ginte hain

Majaazi is jahan se dur tang aa kar
Sarabon ki chaadar bunte hain

Haif! yeh bhi sunte hain yaro, log
Hauley hauley ghutan men marte hain

Magar, aisa kyon hai ‘sahil’ bata
Hum to khud ko akela nahin paate hain

Humsafar hain hum apne, yaar apne
Phir, apne saath hi chalte jaate hain

Is daur e zindagi ka kya bharosa
Kitne nafas aaj aur kitne kal aate hain

Khuda karim ke kaun jaaney hamare liye
Kya hukm aur kya uske iraade hain

Hamen to sukoon milta hai kaamil
Jab hum khud hi se haath milaate hai

Bistar men apne lete huay
Naghme khud hi ko sunaate hain

Din ke thakey haarey hum
Apne khwabon men phir kho jaate hai

Dasht e tanhayi ko dosto, hum
Taskeen ka chaman banaate hain

Apni marzi ke wahan
La’al o gauhar o saman lagaate hain

Guzarte waqt ke saath hum bhi, ‘sahil’
Aahista, aahista, guzarte jaate hain

Dasht e tanhayi ko gulzaar banaiye, dosto
Yahan se jaaiye jab to hanste hanste jaaiye