wo jo dariya ko kisi roz nazar aate the
mauj tham jati thi pani mein bhanwar aate the

shakh-dar-shakh jahan hijr khula rahta tha
zakhm-dar-zakhm usi rah mein shajar aate the

rup bahrup mein dhalte hue din-bhar sae
sahn-e-tanhai mein har sham utar aate the

koi manzil sar-e-manzil se bichhad jati thi
fasle roz nae le ke safar aate the

kaun idrak ki sarhad se guzarne wale
han wahi jo ki ba-andaz-e-digar aate the

lams-e-jaan-bakhsh ka eajaz nahin to kya tha
phul khilte the darakhton pe samar aate the

kitne inkar mayyat mein raha karte the
han meri samt wo 'iqrar' agar aate the