is dasht se aage bhi koi dasht-e-guman hai
lekin ye yaqin kaun dilaega kahan hai

ye ruh kisi aur ilaqe ki makin hai
ye jism kisi aur jazire ka makan hai

karta hai wahi kaam jo karna nahin hota
jo baat main kahta hun ye dil sunta kahan hai

kashti ke musafir pe yunhi tari nahin khauf
thahra hua pani kisi khatre ka nishan hai

jo kuchh bhi yahan hai tere hone se hai warna
manzar mein jo khilta hai wo manzar mein kahan hai

is rakh se uthti hui khushbu ne bataya
marte hue logon ki kahan ja-e-aman hai

ye kar-e-sukhan kar-e-abas to nahin 'ami'
ye qafiya-paimai nahin husn-e-bayan hai