rah-e-junun mein chala yun main umr-bhar tanha
ki jaise koi bagula kare safar tanha

udasi ruh se guzri hai is tarah jaise
ujad dasht mein patjhad ki dopahar tanha

bhatak rahi hai khalaon mein yun nazar jaise
ho raat mein kisi gumrah ka guzar tanha

guzar gae jaras-e-gul ke qafile kab ke
taka kare yunhi ab gard-e-rah-guzar tanha

nasim-e-subh mujhe bhi gale lagati ja
main wo diya hun jala hai jo raat-bhar tanha

nazar mein thi bhare bazar ki si virani
hujum mein bhi rahe hum nagar nagar tanha

andheri raat hawa sakht tez wahshat-e-dil
hum aisi shab mein bhi phirte hain dar-ba-dar tanha

musafiron pe 'musawwir' na jaane kya biti
safina aaya hai sahil pe laut kar tanha