wo jaan ke mujh se hi anjaan hua kitna
main shahr-e-tamanna mein halkan hua kitna

tufan ke guzarne ki tum ko bhi khabar kuchh hai
jaan bach to gai lekin nuqsan hua kitna

'mahfuz' safar yun to aasan hai bahut lekin
ye bhi to zara dekho saman hua kitna