hasb-e-farman-e-amir-e-qafila chalte rahe
pa-ba-jaulan dida-o-lab-dokhta chalte rahe

be-basirat manzilen gard-e-safar hoti rahin
aur hum be-maqsad-o-be-muddaa chalte rahe

fasl-e-gul ki chap thi is tab-e-nazuk par giran
tha safar khushbu ka ghunche be-sada chalte rahe

kajali raaton mein suraj ke hawale so gae
iqtibas apne lahu se le liya chalte rahe

su-e-manzil pith thi aawargi jari rahi
fasla har gam par badhta raha chalte rahe

jab ye dekha pairahan ka tar tak baqi nahin
kar ke zeb-e-jism zakhmon ki qaba chalte rahe

aap kya hum khud bhi sun pae na dil ki dhadkanen
apne sine par qadam rakh kar sada chalte rahe