main lafz lafz mein tujh ko talaash kartaa huun — Karamat Ali Karamat

main shuaa-e-zaat ke siine mein gunjaa huun kabhi
aur 'karaamat' main kabhi lamhon ke khvaabon mein rahaa

achchhaa hai yaa kharaab nahin is se vaasta
phuTaa huaa ye meraa muqaddar mujhe aziiz

manzil pe bhi pahunch ke mayassar nahin sakun
majbur is qadar hain shuur-e-safar se ham

koi zamin hai to koi aasmaan hai
har shakhs apni zaat mein ik daastaan hai

hamesha aag ke dariyaa mein ishq kyuun utre
kabhi to husn ko gharq-e-azaab honaa thaa

ye apne hi kirdaar kaa hai natija
jo rab ki taraf se ye ham par ghazab hai