gham ho ki KHushi koi tamasha nahin karte
hadd-e-nigah sham ka manzar dhuan dhuan
zist be-barg-o-samar ho jaise
na koi aks na aawaz na chehra hoga
zara si baat se manzar badal bhi sakta tha
dur ta-hadd-e-ufuq manzar sunahra ho gaya
dasht-e-talab mein kab se akela khaDa hun main
jo nazar aata tha bahar se wo kab andar se tha
gard-e-safar mein aankh se ojhal kitne hi rah-gir hue
khula har manzar-e-fikr-o-nazar aahista aahista
wo surat jaani pahunchani nahin hai
zindagi hai ki har ek gam nigun-sar hai abhi
phir usi samt hai safar mera
chhoTi hi sahi baat ki tasir to dekho
pas jis ke na tha kuchh raKHt-e-safar main hi tha
