siyah nama-e-amal ek bahana tha
kisi tariqe se maqsad mujhe jalana tha

suna raha tha har ek nakhl dastan koi
har ek makan ke lab par koi fasana tha

libas mein wo hasin aur purkashish thahre
sharir nazron se jin ko badan chhupana tha

jaga diya tha use bhi azan ke dar ne
mujhe bhi subh-sawere safar pe jaana tha

bichha hua tha samundar nigah ke aage
chamakti ret ka manzar bhi kya suhana tha

pahunch raha hun main takhir se sar-e-manzil
ki qafile ko mujhe sath le kar aana tha

koi panah mayassar hai aaj 'khawar' ko
na kal jahan mein kahin qais ka thikana tha