raston pe na baiTho ki hawa tang karegi 
bichhDe hue logon ki sada tang karegi 
aasab pe pahre na biTha subh-e-safar hai 
TuTega badan aur qaba tang karegi 
mat TuT ke chaho use aaghaz-e-safar mein 
bichhDega to ek ek ada tang karegi 
itna bhi use yaad na kar sham-e-ghariban 
mahkegi faza bu-e-hina tang karegi 
KHwabon ke jazire se nikalna hi paDega 
jis samt gae bu-e-qaba tang karegi 
pur-habs shabon mein abhi ninden nahin utrin 
nind aai to phir baad-e-saba tang karegi 
KHud-sar hai agar wo to marasim na baDhao 
KHuddar agar ho to ana tang karegi
        Ghazal
Raston pe na baiTho ki hawa tang karegi
Safdar Saleem Sial

