apne qadmon hi ki aawaz se chaunka hota

manzilon ke fasle diwar-o-dar mein rah gae

wo zindagi hai usko KHafa kya kare koi

tufan se qarya qarya ek hue

ruKHsat-e-raqs bhi hai panw mein zanjir bhi hai

jo mujhko dekh ke kal raat ro paDa tha bahut

qarya-e-jaan se guzar kar humne ye dekha bhi hai

harif-e-dastan karna paDa hai

mere lahu mein usne naya rang bhar diya

gae zamane ki surat badan churae wo

ek hum hi to nahin aabla-pa aawara

shikari raat bhar baiThe rahe unchi machanon par

apna saya bhi na ham-rah safar mein rakhna

harf-e-be-awaz se dahka hua

KHwab-mahal mein kaun sar-e-sham aa kar patthar marta hai