safar kaa nashsha chaDhaa hai to kyuun utar jaae — Shahryar

dil mein rakhtaa hai na palkon pe biThaataa hai mujhe
phir bhi ik shakhs mein kyaa kyaa nazar aataa hai mujhe

chal chal ke thak gayaa hai ki manzil nahin koi
kyuun vaqt ek moD pe Thahraa huaa saa hai

zabaan mili bhi to kis vaqt be-zabaanon ko
sunaane ke liye jab koi daastaan na rahi

har taraf apne ko bikhraa paaoge
aainon ko toD ke pachhtaaoge

shahr-e-ummid haqiqat mein nahin ban saktaa
to chalo us ko tasavvur hi mein taamir karein

bataaun kis tarah ahbaab ko aankhein jo aisi hain
ki kal palkon se TuuTi niind ki kirchein sameTin hain

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

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

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

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

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

yuun to safar kiyaa hai kitne hi raaston par
lekin tire hi ghar kaa rasta pasand aayaa