banjara ban gaya koi dar dhundhta raha
main teri kaenat mein ghar dhundhta raha

ek roz khauf dil se nikala kuchh is tarah
sar ko patakhta rah gaya dar dhundhta raha

jab baadshah ki jaan bhi khatre mein pad gai
maqtal ke waste koi sar dhundhta raha

atki hui falak pe thi meri bhi ek du'a
rizq-e-haram kha ke asar dhundhta raha

the daere ke gird rawan roz-o-shab mere
uljhi rahi lakir safar dhundhta raha

main zindagi se maut ki jaanib tha gamzan
kitna main be-khabar tha khabar dhundhta raha

chakma diya tha main ne hi dariya ko ja-ba-ja
bach kar nikal gaya main bhanwar dhundhta raha

'majid' na ehtisab kiya apni zat ka
mahw-e-safar raha main bashar dhundhta raha