kahin suna hai
gae zamanon mein

log jab qafilon ki surat
masafaton ko ubur karte

to qafile mein ek aisa hamrah sath hota
ki jo safar mein

tamam logon ke pichhe chalta
aur us ke zimme ye kaam hota

ki aage jate musafiron se
agar koi chiz gir gai ho

jo koi shai pichhe rah gai ho
to wo musafir

tamam chizon ko chunta jae
aur aane wale kisi padaw mein sari chizen

tamam aise musafiron ke hawale kar de
ki jo manazil ki chah dil mein liye shitabi se

apne raste to pat aae
par apni ujlat mein kitni chizen

gira bhi aae ganwa bhi aae
main sochta hun

ki zindagani ke is safar mein
mujhe bhi aisa hi koi kirdar mil gaya hai

ki mere ham-rah jo bhi ahbab the
manazil ki chah dil mein liye shitabi se

raston par bahut hi aage nikal gae hain
main sab se pichhe hun is safar mein

so dekhta hun ki raste mein
wafa murawwat khulus-o-isar mehr-o-ulfat

aur is tarah ki bahut si chizen
jagah jagah par padi hui hain

main apne khud-sakhta usulon ki
zard gathri mein sari chizen sametta hun

aur apne ehsas ke jilau mein
har ek padaw pa jaane walon ko dhundta hon

par aisa lagta hai
jaise mere tamam ahbab manzilon ko gale lagane

bahut hi aage nikal gae hain
ya main hi shayad

wafa murawwat khulus-o-isar mehr-o-ulfat
aur is tarah ki bahut si chizen sametne main kai zamane bita chuka hun