ibtida aur intiha ka silsila koi na tha
tu hi tha har ahd mein tere siwa koi na tha

aasman ka jab zamin se rabta koi na tha
ediyan ragdi gai thin moajiza koi na tha

waqt aisa tha ki apna aasra koi na tha
ye gali apni thi lekin aashna koi na tha

khwahishon ki sar-bulandi le ke jati bhi kahan
daera tha parbaton ka rasta koi na tha

zehn-o-dil ki duriyan mahfuz thin apni jagah
aur logon ne ye samjha fasla koi na tha

shahr-e-pur-ashob ki tamsil thi apni hayat
dil-shikan is se ziyaada waqia koi na tha

apni apni dhun mein the 'khalid' sabhi mahw-e-safar
manzil-e-maqsad ki jaanib qafila koi na tha