Kai silsilon se juDa hua ye jo zindagi ka safar raha

kai silsilon se juDa hua ye jo zindagi ka safar raha
nai manzilon ki talash mein ye rahin-e-rah-guzar raha

wo jo log mere KHulus ka baDa barmala sa jawaz the
jo nigah-e-naz ka zoam the main unhi ka sarf-e-nazar raha

main dayar-e-yar mein ajnabi jahan umr sari guzar gai
jise main ne apna samajh liya wo nagar jahan-e-digar raha

kabhi saz-e-gham se jo sar mile to main raqs-gah mein jal uTha
mere baKHt mein thi jo naghmagi main usi ke zer-e-asar raha

kisi aise KHauf mein mubtala ki bayan karun to karun bhi kya
thi jo mumkinat se mawara mujhe aisi baat ka Dar raha

meri aarzu koi KHwab tha so main rat-jagon se ulajh paDa
meri aafiyat thi KHumar mein mujhe jagne mein hunar raha

sabhi guftugu ka maal hai na sawal kar na jawab de
yahan shor-o-ghul ke bahaw mein jise chup lagi wo amar raha