khun rulati rahi ek umr-e-shab-e-tar mujhe
tab kahin ja ke mile subh ke aasar mujhe

main na yusuf hun na ye shahr-e-zulekha yaro
kyon chale aae ho le kar sar-e-bazar mujhe

ghar mein lai to hai betabi-e-dil dekh zara
kahin pahchan na len ye dar-o-diwar mujhe

main to hun sarhad-e-imkan se guzarne wala
pa sakegi na kabhi waqt ki raftar mujhe

tahi daman hun magar ahl-e-hawas ke aage
rokta hai lab-e-izhaar se pindar mujhe

mere dushman to kabhi war na karte lekin
mere apnon ne safi' kar diya lachaar mujhe