log hain muntazir-e-nur-e-sahar muddat se
main bhi baitha hun sar-e-rahguzar muddat se

muddaton dar-o-rasan zist ka unwan rahe
morid-e-sang hain is shahr mein sar muddat se

jis ki manzil ka nishan tak bhi nahin nazron mein
kab se us rah mein hain mahw-e-safar muddat se

wo koi dasht-o-bayaban ho ki aabaadi ho
ban chuke hain sabhi shoalon ke nagar muddat se

reg-zaron mein hai logon ko thikanon ki talash
muntazir apne makinon ke hain ghar muddat se

pa-ba-zanjir hain imkan-e-rihai to kuja
zang-alud hain zindanon ke dar muddat se