musaafiraan-e-rah-e-shauq sust-e-gaam ho kyuun — Saba Akbarabadi

ravaan hai qaafila-e-ruh-e-iltifaat abhi
hamaari raah se haT jaae kaaenaat abhi

kaun uThaae ishq ke anjaam ki jaanib nazar
kuchh asar baaqi hain ab tak hairat-e-aaghaaz ke

aap ke lab pe aur vafaa ki qasam
kyaa qasam khaai hai khudaa ki qasam

apne jalne mein kisi ko nahin karte hain sharik
raat ho jaae to ham shama bujhaa dete hain

samjhegaa aadmi ko vahaan kaun aadmi
banda jahaan khudaa ko khudaa maantaa nahin

gham-e-dauraan ko baDi chiiz samajh rakkhaa thaa
kaam jab tak na paDaa thaa gham-e-jaanaan se hamein

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

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

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

bhuul jote hain musaafir rasta
log kahte hain kahaani phir bhi

khaali haath nikal ghar se
zaad-e-safar hushyaari rakh