din ki jaanib kabhi us raat se rasta nikle
bagh ki samt bhi footpath se rasta nikle

shayad ek aur mulaqat ki ummid bandhe
ek sar-e-rah mulaqat se rasta nikle

main bhi ab dhundhti rahti hun bahane kya kya
us se kuchh baat karun baat se rasta nikle

ain mumkin hai ye duniya ka ho markaz meri zat
mujh tak aae jo samawat se rasta nikle

shahr ke raste kahin shahr mein kho jate hain
shahr ko ab koi dehat se rasta nikle

khul ke ro lun to ye diwar hate duri ki
abr barse to ye barsat se rasta nikle

mujh ko us mat ka afsos nahin hai 'jaanan'
jit ki samt jo us mat se rasta nikle