Dasht-e-be-aman

tujhe yaad karte karte
teri rah takte takte

mere ajnabi musafir
kai din guzar gae hain

koi sham aa rahi hai:
koi KHushnuma sitara jo falak pe hans raha hai kisi mah-jabin ki surat

jo nazar ko Das raha hai
wahi ek istiara

teri yaad rahguzar par mera ham-safar bana hai
wahi ek ziya salamat

sar-e-sham tirgi mein
mere kaam aa rahi hai

mere raste ke aage
kisi raat ka guzar hai

kahin wahm sar-ba-sar hai
kahin KHauf ka asar hai

kahin sarsarahaTen hain
kahin jhunjhunahaTen hain

nahin dasht-e-hu mein aahu
nahin jangalon mein jugnu

teri yaad wo khilauna jise toD bhi na paun
kahin chhoD bhi na paun

abhi nisf shab hai guzri
tujhe yaad kar raha hun tere KHwab dekhta hun

yahi jism hai bichhauna isi jaan ko oDhna hai
hui subh dar pe dastak

tere KHwab ja chuke hain
teri yaad bhi hai ruKHsat

nai aarzu khaDi hai
nae log mil gae hain

mere samne hazaron
nae kaam aa paDe hain

isi darmiyan tasawwur tera bar bar aaya
isi raste pe jaanan

koi sham phir hai aai
teri yaad nur-paikar

teri qurbaton ka saya
kahin tirgi mein gum hai

main azan de raha hun
kisi dasht-e-be-aman mein