kis rah pe hain rawan-dawan hum
jaenge khabar nahin kahan hum

ek bar fareb kha gae the
ab tak hain kisi se bad-guman hum

yun teri nigah se gire hain
goya the mata-e-raegan hum

raston ki khabar na manzilon ki
kya jaaniye aa gae kahan hum

dil mein thin kuchh aisi hasraten bhi
tujh se jo na kar sake yahan hum

guzri hai qafas mein umr lekin
bhule nahin yaad aashiyan hum

har haal khushi unhi ki chahi
karte rahe pas-e-dostan hum

pesh aae na-jaane kya safar mein
ghar se to chale hain shadman hum

ek manzil-e-be-nishan ki dhun mein
'shafqat' na phire kahan kahan hum