kadi hai dhup kare kis tarah safar koi
nahin hai rah mein ab dur tak shajar koi

main apne shahr mein phirta hun ajnabi ki tarah
ajab nigah se takta hai mujh ko har koi

tamam-umr main khud apne aap mein gum tha
talash karta raha mujh ko umr-bhar koi

main ek rahguzar ki talash mein hun magar
talash karti hai mujh ko bhi rahguzar koi

main barguzida buzurgon ki ek nishani hun
mujhe bhi dekh le ji-bhar ke ek nazar koi

hamari basti mein kahne ko log baste hain
makan chaaron taraf hain nahin hai ghar koi