kis liye dasht mein ghar koi banaya jae

kis liye dasht mein ghar koi banaya jae
pas kya hai jo fasilon mein chhupaya jae
main jazira hun meri pyas bujhane ke liye
ek samundar mere atraf bichhaya jae


kisi sahra mein baha jae nadi ki surat
abr ban kar kisi kohsar pe chhaya jae
roz chatke kisi ummid ka ghuncha dil mein
roz palkon pe koi khwab sajaya jae


dukh se jalte hue is daur mein jine se bada
mo'jiza kaunsa duniya ko dikhaya jae
baat kya hai ki ba-in-khwari-o-ashufta-dili
chhod kar hum se tera shahr na jaya jae


raushni hun to kaha jae charagh-e-manzil
sang hun to mujhe raste se hataya jae
puchhte rahte hain ye log na jaane kya kya
hum se to nam bhi apna na bataya jae


rah gai hai yahi ek ham-safari ki surat
bojh ho khwah kisi ka bhi uthaya jae
hae ye dhup machata hua sawan jis se
kisi chattan pe sabza na ugaya jae


aaj mar jaun agar main to 'ajab kya 'khawar'
sau baras ba'd mera sog manaya jae