manzilein raah mein thiin naqsh-e-qadam ki surat — Ghulam Rabbani Taban

rah-e-talab mein kise aarzu-e-manzil hai
shuur ho to safar khud safar kaa haasil hai

ye chaar din ki rifaaqat bhi kam nahin ai dost
tamaam umr bhalaa kaun saath detaa hai

shabaab-e-husn hai barq-o-sharar ki manzil hai
ye aazmaaish-e-qalb-o-nazar ki manzil hai

nikhar gae hain pasine mein bhiig kar aariz
gulon ne aur bhi shabnam se taazgi paai

bastiyon mein hone ko haadse bhi hote hain
pattharon ki zad par kuchh aaine bhi hote hain

ye mai-kada hai kalisaa o khaanqaah nahin
uruj-e-fikr o farogh-e-nazar ki manzil hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar