saza se bach ke kai bar shatiron ki tarah
main apne samne aaya hun mujrmon ki tarah

wo zakhm jin ka badan par nishan nahin padta
wahi to khulte hain sapnon mein rauzanon ki tarah

har ek mod pe tajdid-e-ahd lazim tha
wo shakhs tha koi pur-pech raston ki tarah

yahi khayal mujhe aa ke chir-phad gaya
mile hain dost bhi yusuf ke bhaiyon ki tarah

zamin panw tale hai na aasman sar par
pade hain ghar mein kai log be-gharon ki tarah

gaya to kuchh na raha mere pas jine ko
ghanim tha wo jo aaya tha doston ki tarah

ye aur baat ki zahir mein kuchh nahin lagte
buland-o-baala hain kuchh log parbaton ki tarah

wo raste jo tere sath chal ke tai hote
lipat gae mere panw mein daeron ki tarah

palak jhapakne mein ek umr kat gai 'najmi'
guzar gae hain kai sal saaton ki tarah