unt sab wapas phire aage koi sahra na tha
naqsh-e-pa hi naqsh-e-pa the dur tak rasta na tha

apne andar kitne mausam aur bahar zardiyan
main fasil-e-jism mein jab tha to yun phika na tha

phir khajuron ke darakhton mein dhuan sa kis liye
aag jab tapi na thi aur qafila thahra na tha

kaghzi poshak mein wo ghar se jab bahar gaya
aasman par abr ban kar main abhi barsa na tha

har taraf bikhri hui reg-e-nadamat thi 'nazar'
jism ka chadhta hua dariya magar utra na tha