safar mein hai jo azal se ye wo bala hi na ho
kiwad khol ke dekho kahin hawa hi na ho

nigah-e-aina malum aks na-malum
dikhai deta hai jo asl mein chhupa hi na ho

zamin ke gird bhi pani zamin ki tah mein bhi
ye shahr jam ke khada hai jo tairta hi na ho

na ja ki is se pare dasht-e-marg ho shayad
palatna chahen wahan se to rasta hi na ho

main is khayal se jata nahin watan ki taraf
ki mujh ko dekh ke us but ka ji bura hi na ho

kati hai jis ke khayalon mein umr apni 'munir'
maza to jab hai ki us shokh ko pata hi na ho