ajab safar tha
ajab pur-asrar marhala tha

ajib hangam-e-rah-e-nawardi
ajib shauq-e-jahan-numa tha

na koi saut-e-dara sada-e-rahil thi
aur na koi manzil na karwan tha

ajib khu-e-safar thi
jo zad-e-rah thi

ham-safar thi
rahraw thi

rahbar thi
na dil mein andesha-e-marahil

na khauf-e-jada
na intizar-e-sawad-e-manzil

har us tufan-e-baad-o-baran
na pae rah-e-afrin mein laghzish

na rah-e-gum-kardagi ka sadma
bas ek bebak hausla tha

jo sari hasti pe chha gaya tha
ki jaan mahshar-ba-dast thi

pech-o-kham rah-e-pur-khatar ke uqda-kusha the
dil farigh-e-khatar tha

ajab safar tha
ajab bala-khez marhala tha

ki dur tak
sarhad-e-ufuq tak

samundar-o-sabza-zar-o-wadi-o-koh-o-sahra-o-dasht-o-dariya the
aur main thi

musafirat thi
safar barae-safar tha

ek pyas ka samundar tha
jo rag-e-jaan mein maujzan tha

wo arsa-e-motabar tha
ya ahd-e-mukhtasar tha

wo jo bhi tha
ek ajab safar tha

ajab bala-khez marhala tha