suraj ke ufuq hote hain manzil nahin hoti — Saud Usmani

khvaahish hai ki khud ko bhi kabhi duur se dekhun
manzar kaa nazaara karun manzar se nikal kar

ye to duniyaa bhi nahin hai ki kinaaraa kar le
tu kahaan jaaegaa ai dil ke sataae hue shakhs

vo chaahtaa thaa ki dekhe mujhe bikharte hue
so us kaa jashn ba-sad-ehtimaam main ne kiyaa

kisi alaav kaa shoala bhaDak ke boltaa hai
safar kaThin hai magar ek baar aakhiri baar

barun-e-khaak faqat chand Thekre hain magar
yahaan se shahr mileinge agar khudaai hui

itni siyaah-raat mein itni si raushni
ye chaand vo nahin miraa mahtaab aur hai

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

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa

go raahzan kaa vaar bhi kuchh kam na thaa magar
jo vaar kaargar huaa vo rahnumaa kaa thaa