rakht-e-safar ka main ne irada nahin kiya
raushan charagh-e-manzil-e-jada nahin kiya

tujh se bichhad ke aur mera dil udas ho
milne ka is liye abhi wada nahin kiya

shiddat se tha malal shab-e-hijr ka magar
shane pe tere sar ko nihada nahin kiya

dil mutmain hai bais-e-tajdid-e-dosti
us ko khafa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiya

sab kuchh ata hua teri rahmat se is liye
dast-e-talab ko aur kushada nahin kiya

shayad ki meri ruh ko baalidgi mile
khud ko rahin-e-saghar-o-baada nahin kiya

shayad meri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi
dil ke warq ko is liye sada nahin kiya

mujh ko na tamkanat ka ho ehsas-e-be-ziyan
qamat ko apne aur sitara nahin kiya

apni talash mein hun 'saba' is liye abhi
su-e-haram safar ka irada nahin kiya