na ye zamin thi jab aasman kahin nahin tha
faqat yaqin tha har-su guman kahin nahin tha

lagi thi basti mein ghurbat ki aag bhi kaisi
ki log jal bhi rahe the dhuan kahin nahin tha

meri kitab mein meri hi zindagi thi magar
mera hi nam sar-e-dastan kahin nahin tha

musafiron ko wahan kaun puchhta ki jahan
the mehman sabhi mezban kahin nahin tha

shafaq mein bikhre hue the gham-e-hayat ke rang
khushi ka rah-e-talab mein nishan kahin nahin tha

bas ek dasht thi hadd-e-nigah tak duniya
jo aarzu mein tha wo gulsitan kahin nahin tha

lipat ke roya tha waqt-e-safar jo hum se 'hina'
hum aae ghar to wahi mehrban kahin nahin tha