safar kahne ko jari hai magar azm-e-safar ghaeb
ye aisa hai ki jaise ghar se hon diwar-o-dar ghaeb

hazaron mushkilen aain wafa ki rah mein mujh par
kabhi manzil hui ojhal kabhi rah-e-safar ghaeb

ajab manzar ye dekha hai khirad walon ki basti mein
yahan sar to salamat the magar fikr-o-nazar ghaeb

hasin mausam ne nazren pher lin apne taghaful par
hue raftar-e-duniya ke sabab sham-o-sahar ghaeb

parindo laut kar aana zara jaldi udanon se
na ho jaen kahin aangan se ye budhe shajar ghaeb

ye kis ki surkhi-e-rukh sham ke chehre pe utri hai
ki jis ke rang mein mil kar hue zakhm-e-jigar ghaeb

kami pahle hi thi shayan ahl-e-zarf ki lekin
nazar se ho rahe hain aaj kal ahl-e-nazar ghaeb