Safar-e-na-tamam

zindagi kaun si manzil pe ruki hai aa kar
aage chalti bhi nahin

rah badalti bhi nahin
sust-raftar hai ye daur-e-uburi kitna

saKHt o be-jaan hai wo paikar nuri kitna
chand ek KHwab jo tha

shahr-e-ummid tah-e-ab jo tha
husn ke mathe ka nanha Tika

pae aadam ke tale aate hi
utre chehre ki tarah ho gaya kitna phika

ham-junun kesh o tarah-dar hamesha ke jo the
bhagte-sayon ke pichhe dauDe

dahne baen jo Dalin nazren
ho ke be-kaif haTa lin nazren

maut aflas jafa ayyari
bhut ifrit chuDelen KHwari

nachti gati thirakti hansti
qahqahe galiyan laDti Dasti

haDDiyan chusti yarqan-zada lashon ki
panjon mein tar-e-kafan

shola dahan
basti ki bastiyan jhulsati hui

shahr pahunchin to khule dar pae
chaDh gain siDhiyon par khaT khaT khaT

badan hone lage paT
le liya danton mein shiryanon ko

wempaer ki tarah
zindagi kaun si manzil pe ruki hai aa kar

aage chalti bhi nahin
rah badalti bhi nahin

masala ye hai ki ab is mein pahal kaun kare
aasman dur

zamin chur
kahan jae koi

kash aise mein chala aae koi
dil-e-ashufta ko bahlae koi batlae koi

kis tarah phuTti hai KHushk shajar mein konpal