ek dasht-e-be-aman ka safar hai chale-chalo

hazaron sal safar kar ke phir wahin pahunche

andhera itna nahin hai ki kuchh dikhai na de

zer-e-pa ab na zamin hai na falak hai sar par

baam o dar o diwar ko hi ghar nahin kahte

abr aankhon se uThe hain tera daman mil jae

har ek lamha kiya qarz zindagi ka ada

Thahri hai to ek chehre pe Thahri rahi barson

mangne walon ko kya izzat o ruswai se

be-barse guzar jate hain umDe hue baadal

yaad aai na kabhi be-sar-o-samani mein

but banane pujne phir toDne ke waste

umr bhar milte rahe phir bhi na milne pae

meri uDan agar mujhko niche aane de

kirnon se tarasha hua ek nur ka paikar