wo pech-o-kham jo alag meri rahguzar se tha
mujhe khabar hai numayan mere safar se tha

guzar gaya tha kisi raaz ki tarah wo naqsh
dhula hua jo meri khak-e-khair-o-shar se tha

hawa ke sath safar ka na hausla tha jise
sabhi ko khauf usi lamha-e-sharar se tha

kanar-e-sham ufuq tha wahi magar viran
khala ke silsila-e-lams ke asar se tha

ruka hua tha khamoshi ki tah mein sail koi
khatar use bhi meri tarah bahr-o-bar se tha

meri nigah mein hael the barg-o-bar-e-khizan
ghira hua main ajab saya-e-shajar se tha