'ajmal' safar mein saath rahin yuun saubatein — Kabir Ajmal

zamir o zehn mein ik sard jang jaari hai
kise shikast duun aur kis pe fath paaun main

vo mere khvaab churaa kar bhi khush nahin 'ajmal'
vo ek khvaab lahu mein jo phail jaanaa thaa

kyuun baam pe aavaazon kaa dhammaal hai 'ajmal'
is ghar pe to aaseb kaa saaya bhi nahin hai

kahte hain ki uThne ko hai ab rasm-e-mohabbat
aur is ke sivaa koi tamaashaa bhi nahin hai

ye gham miraa hai to phir ghair se ilaaqa kyaa
mujhe hi apni tamannaa kaa baar Dhone de

kis se main un kaa Thikaanaa puchhtaa
saamne khaali makaan thaa aur main

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

meri taqdir mein manzil nahin hai
ghubaar-e-kaarvaan hai aur main huun

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

us musaafir ki naqaahat kaa Thikaana kyaa hai
sang-e-manzil jise divaar nazar aane lage

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