Waqt ko waqt dijiye aur guzarte lamhaat ko bhi

Din ko sambhaal lijiye to sambhal jayegi raat bhi

Sochne se kya hovey hai dekhne se kya dikhey

Kijiye jo karna hai ban jayegi phir baat bhi

Waqt nikaaliye, dil men jhankiye, kijiye phir guftagu

Sukoon milega, hogi khud se qareebi mulaqaat bhi

Parwaaz uqaab ka dekhiye, achanak us ka hamla bhi

Misl e uqaab machalte hain dil men sab jazbaat bhi

Waqt ko mat kosiye hum safar woh hai be chaarah

Umeed uski bhi to hogi, khatm ho daur e aafaat bhi

Bhoolta hai tu insan kyon, ped paudey usi rab ke hain

Duaaen usi se maangte hain woh, aur saari kaaenaat bhi

Rakh tasawwuraat se mel, zindagi farsooda hai, ‘sahil’

Mil jayenge phir tujhe woh qalam aur dawaat bhi

Lamhaat. Lamhe

Parwaaz. Flight

Tasawwuraat. Imagination

Farsooda. Hackneyed. Ghisi pitti