kas bojh se jism tutta hai
itna to kada safar nahin tha

wo chaar qadam ka fasla kya
phir rah se be-khabar nahin tha

lekin ye thakan ye ladkhadahat
ye haal to umr bhar nahin tha

aaghaz-e-safar mein jab chale the
kab hum ne koi diya jalaya

kab ahd-e-wafa ki baat ki thi
kab hum ne koi fareb khaya

wo sham wo chandni wo khushbu
manzil ka kise khayal aaya

tu mahw-e-sukhan thi mujh se lekin
main soch ke jal bun raha tha

mere liye zindagi tadap thi
tere liye gham bhi qahqaha tha

ab tujh se bichhad ke sochta hun
kuchh tu ne kaha tha! kya kaha tha