ek musafir apni dhun mein tha rawan
us ko in donon ne taka na-gahan

ho gae aapas mein tai qaul-o-qarar
jo labaada le musafir ka utar

bas usi ke nam ka danka baje
sar pe dastar-e-fazilat wo saje

phir to aandhi ban ke chal nikli hawa
aisi biphri kar diya tufan bapa

unche unche ped tharrane lage
jhok se jhokon ki charrane lage

naunihaalon ki kamar bal kha gai
phul patton par qayamat aa gai

kanp uthe us dasht ke kul wahsh o tair
mangte the apne apne dam ki khair

ho gaya daman-e-sahra gard-bard
ghir gaya aafat mein wo sahra-naward

chahti thi lun libaade ko uchak
muddai ko dun sar-e-maidan zak

jab hawa leti thi chakkar mein lapet
baith jata tha wo daman ko samet

sina-zori se na chori se dari
kar saki lekin na kuchh ghaarat-gari

bandh li kas kar musafir ne kamar
ta hawa ka ho na kapdon mein guzar

thak gai aakhir na us ka bas chala
tal gai sar se musafir ke bala

ab thama jhakkad to nikla aaftab
ru-e-nurani se sarkai naqab

tamkanat chehre se us ke aashkar
chaal mein ek burd-bari aur waqar

wo hawa ki si na thi yan dhum-dham
kar raha tha chupke chupke apna kaam

dhimi dhimi kirnen chamkane laga
rafta rafta sab ko garmane laga

us musafir ko pasina aa gaya
khol dale band ji ghabra gaya

aur aage ko badha to dhup se
tan-badan mein kuchh patange se lage

ab libaade ko liya kandhe pe dal
badli yun naubat ba naubat chaal-dhaal

jab chadha khurshid samt-u-rras par
baith kar sae mein phir to ghas par

dur phenka us libaade ko utar
wah-re suraj liya maidan mar

tezi-o-tundi ke girwida hain sab
kaamyabi ka magar hai aur dhab

us ka gur hai narmi o aahistagi
sar-kashi ki rag usi se hai dabi