khoe gae to aaine ko mo'atabar kiya
hum ne teri talash mein apna safar kiya

be-ghar musafiron ke muqaddar mein khak hai
so hum ne gard-e-rah ko diwar-o-dar kiya

us markaz-e-jamal ke hum bhi asir hain
jis markaz-e-jamal ne har dil mein ghar kiya

shahr-e-wafa khamosh hai patthar bane baghair
kaisa fareb-e-koh-e-nida ne asar kiya

bazu samette hain darakhton pe kuchh tuyur
shayad kisi ne tazkira-e-baal-o-par kiya

yaadon ki bhid mein bhi hai tanhai ham-safar
us ki ho khair jis ne hamein dar-ba-dar kiya