dasht o sahra agar basae hain

bas ek shua-e-nur se saya simaT gaya

gunjta hai nala-e-mahtab aadhi raat ko

bad-qismati ko ye bhi gawara na ho saka

kahan rukenge musafir nae zamanon ke

dosti ka fareb hi khaen

aaya hai har chaDhai ke baad ek utar bhi

wahi jhuki hui belen wahi daricha tha

samajh sako to ye tishna-labi samundar hai

gale mila na kabhi chand baKHt aisa tha

ruKHsar aaj dho kar shabnam ne pankhuDi ke

shafaq jo ru-e-sahar par gulal malne lagi

KHwab-e-gul-rang ke anjam pe rona aaya

kanar-e-ab khaDa KHud se kah raha hai koi

kya jaaniye manzil hai kahan jate hain kis samt