wo achanak chal diya goya safar tha mukhtasar
zindagi-bhar jo safar karta raha chalta raha

chhanw mein aflak ki palta raha dhalta raha
pas jo punji ujalon ki thi sab kuchh bant kar

rah ke be-maya zarron ko bana kar aaftab
khud se la-parwa zamane ki nazar se be-niyaz

zohd se fitri lagao dil mein tauqir-e-hijaz
jaane kyun us ko pasand aai thi zindi ki naqab

marhale tarik the aur manzilen tarik tar
us ki nannhi raushni paiham rahi zulmat-shikan

sarsar-e-be-eatidali se gurezan fikr-o-fan
hosh mein tha ta-dam-e-akhir zamir-e-mo'atabar

wo musafir tha adam ki rah mein gum ho gaya
gham to is ka hai ki ek achchha sa insan kho gaya