koee hamaraah nahin raah kee mushkil ke siva
haasil-e-umr bhee kya hai gam-e-haasil ke siva
ek sannaata musallat tha guzaragaahon par
zindagee thee bhee kahaan koocha-e-qaatil ke siva
har qadam haadase har gaam maraahil the yahaan
apane qadamon mein har ik shay rahee manzil ke siva
tha misaalee jo zamaane mein samundar ka sukoot
kaun toofaan uthaata raha saahil ke siva
apane marakaz se har ik cheez gurezaan nikalee
laila har bazm mein thee khalvat-e-mahamil ke siva
apanee raahon mein to khud boe hain kaante us ne
dushman-e-dil ki nahin aur koee dil ke siva
apanee taqadeer tha barabaad-e-mohabbat hona
mahafilen aur bhee theen aap kee mahafil ke siva