raat bhar suraj ke ban kar ham-safar wapas hue
sham bichhde hum to hangam-e-sahar wapas hue

jalwa-gah-e-zat se kab khud-nigar wapas hue
aur agar wapas hue to be-basar wapas hue

thi hamein malhuz-e-khatir nek-nami is qadar
chum kar nazron se un ke baam-o-dar wapas hue

muzhda parwaz-e-adam ka hai ki rahat ki nawed
dam labon par hai to apne baal-o-par wapas hue

shauq-e-manzil tha kahan mujh sa kisi ka mo'tabar
do qadam bhi chal na pae ham-safar wapas hue

karwan se jo bhi bichhda gard-e-sahra ho gaya
tut kar patte kab apni shakh par wapas hue

subh dam le kar chali ghar se talash-e-rozgar
sham hum rukh par liye gard-e-safar wapas hue

zindagi mein aain subhen aur shamen bhi bahut
ahd-e-rafta ke kahan sham-o-sahar wapas hue

aakhirash bujh hi gaya hai khush-gumani ka charagh
tum bichhad kar phir kahan imkan bhar wapas hue

khush-gumani ka bharam rakkha nai pahchan ne
phir mere naghmon mein dhal kar sim-bar wapas hue

hosh se aari rahi diwangi apni 'zafar'
ba-khabar mahfil mein rah kar be-khabar wapas hue