Mera safar

ham-chu sabza bar-ha roida-em
(rumi)

phir ek din aisa aaega
aankhon ke diye bujh jaenge

hathon ke kanwal kumhlaenge
aur barg-e-zaban se nutq o sada

ki har titli uD jaegi
ek kale samundar ki tah mein

kaliyon ki tarah se khilti hui
phulon ki tarah se hansti hui

sari shaklen kho jaengi
KHun ki gardish dil ki dhaDkan

sab ragniyan so jaengi
aur nili faza ki maKHmal par

hansti hui hire ki ye kani
ye meri jannat meri zamin

is ki subhen is ki shamen
be-jaane hue be-samjhe hue

ek musht-e-ghubar-e-insan par
shabnam ki tarah ro jaengi

har chiz bhula di jaegi
yaadon ke hasin but-KHane se

har chiz uTha di jaegi
phir koi nahin ye puchhega

'sardar' kahan hai mahfil mein
lekin main yahan phir aaunga

bachchon ke dahan se bolunga
chiDiyon ki zaban se gaunga

jab bij hansenge dharti mein
aur konplen apni ungli se

miTTi ki tahon ko chheDengi
main patti patti kali kali

apni aankhen phir kholunga
sarsabz hatheli par le kar

shabnam ke qatre taulunga
main rang-e-hina aahang-e-ghazal

andaz-e-suKHan ban jaunga
ruKHsar-e-urus-e-nau ki tarah

har aanchal se chhin jaunga
jaDon ki hawaen daman mein

jab fasl-e-KHizan ko laengi
rah-rau ke jawan qadmon ke tale

sukhe hue patton se mere
hansne ki sadaen aaengi

dharti ki sunahri sab nadiyan
aakash ki nili sab jhilen

hasti se meri bhar jaengi
aur sara zamana dekhega

har qissa mera afsana hai
har aashiq hai 'sardar' yahan

har mashuqa 'sultana' hai
main ek gurezan lamha hun

ayyam ke afsun-KHane mein
main ek taDapta qatra hun

masruf-e-safar jo rahta hai
mazi ki surahi ke dil se

mustaqbil ke paimane mein
main sota hun aur jagta hun

aur jag ke phir so jata hun
sadiyon ka purana khel hun main

main mar ke amar ho jata hun