talasha dasht-e-sehara

talasha dasht-e-sehara, nazar ko tera chehra na mila
par meri band aankhoon ko khwab mein bas tu hi mila

dhoondta hoon tujhe har jagah ae noor is andhere mein
chirag jaala lekin humein neeche ka andheera hi mila

dekhna chahoon bhi to is lau ko main dekhoon kaise
meri nazaroon ke samane to mera hi chiraag hai mila

bedard khwahish hai ek tasavur ki zinda kuch is tarah
maut ko na gale lagaya ki usmein tera chehra na mila

aur dhoonday 'Kapil' kahan tujhe woh ab nahin janata
usne dard-e-dil chaha aur rehkar dard-e-tanhai hai mila