phir sada tang-o-tarik ghaaron se ubhri
ta-ba-hadd-e-nazar

nilgun aasmanon se uljhi
phir sadaon ke be-nur se shamiyane

muqayyad fazaon ka hissa bane
aur bagulon mein uljha hua

ek musafir gira
zardiyon ne sadaon ka pichha kiya

phir sadaon ke andhe kuen se
zabanon ke pur-shor rahton ki ek ek kadi samne aa gai

tab kisi ne kaha
main sada ke safar mein

munafea ka manshur le kar
tijarat ki mandi mein utra

kisi ki sada thi
mujhe nek-o-bad se talluq nahin

ab meri jeb mein to
chamakte damakte khudaon ka dera

kisi ne kaha
hai bhayanak safar maut sa

sansanati hui khamushi zad-e-rah
gham-zada udhar mere ham-safar

main khuda ki bhalai ko nikla hun
lekin

mere hath mein zindagi ki simatti lakiren
siyahi mein lipta hua

khun-asham khwahish ka sang-e-giran
raste wahshaten

zard viran chehre
phirti hui sard aankhen

jo pal pal ubharti
tamannaon ka jism nochen

to
ek shor-e-be-rabt ubhre

sada-e-be-nawa aaj ka iliya
ai khuda ai khuda

mujh ko aaram de
zindagi ki sulagti sadaon se mujh ko bacha