ye zindagi safar hai Thahar hi na jaiye

ek faqat sahil talak aata hun main

kala jadu phail raha hai

phir lauT ke dharti pe bhi aane nahin deta

subh-e-justuju hai tu

maqam aur bhi aaenge la-makan ke baad

mujhko malum tha main aur sanwar jaunga

ye zamin hun wo aasman bhi hun

kis ki taswir se aaina Daraata hai mujhe

us ka kamal hai ki KHizan par bahaar hai

sar jaziron ke phir se ubharne lage

aaj mahsur hain dimak-zada diwaron mein

zahir mein bhi kya kya parda-dari hai

jin se maqsud hain manzil ke nishanat mujhe

kuchh to hain paikar pareshan aazaron ke darmiyan