hui tazlil-e-hunar ba-hunron ke hote
naghma be-rabt hua naghma-garon ke hote

kisi aaseb ka saya hai yaqinan warna
dar-ba-dar phirte na hum apne gharon ke hote

ye ghanimat hai ki kuchh ahl-e-nazar baqi hain
hum hadaf warna yahan kam-nazron ke hote

ishq par kaisa kada waqt pada hai yaro
shahr viran hai aashufta-saron ke hote

girte padte sabhi manzil pe pahunch to jate
kash dhoke mein na hum rahbaron ke hote

koi isa nazar aa jae to us se puchhun
log mar jate hain kyon chaaragaron ke hote

hum hi se ho na saki madh-sarai un ki
warna manzur-e-nazar tajwaron ke hote

jaane kis khauf se simte hue baithe hain tuyur
ud nahin pate nasheman se paron ke hote

ek gardish hi mein ab tak to bikhar bhi jate
hum agar dast-e-nigar kuza-garon ke hote

sochta hun na ho manzil ka tilism-e-nairang
rah kyon milti nahin rahbaron ke hote

jaane kya ho gaya qismat ko hamari ya-rab
kuchh nazar aata nahin dida-waron ke hote

hum se auraq-e-tawarikh ye karte hain sawal
kaise be-nam hue nam-waron ke hote

lutf to jab tha ki rudad-e-safar mein 'wasil'
tazkire thode bahut ham-safaron ke hote