tatolta hua kuchh jism o jaan tak pahuncha
wo aadmi jo meri dastan tak pahuncha

kisi janam mein jo mera nishan mila tha use
pata nahin ki wo kab us nishan tak pahuncha

main sirf ek khala thi, jahan faza na hawa
jab aarzu ka parinda udan tak pahuncha

na jaane rah mein kya us pe hadsa guzra
ki umr bhar na nazar se zaban tak pahuncha

ye kam-nasib bhatakta hua andheron mein
kabhi yaqin kabhi phir guman tak pahuncha

wo jis mein hadd-e-nazar tak charagh jalte the
wo rasta hi faqat darmiyan tak pahuncha