zist be-barg-o-samar ho jaise
hadd-e-nigah sham ka manzar dhuan dhuan
gham ho ki KHushi koi tamasha nahin karte
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
phir usi samt hai safar mera
chhoTi hi sahi baat ki tasir to dekho
zindagi hai ki har ek gam nigun-sar hai abhi
pas jis ke na tha kuchh raKHt-e-safar main hi tha
