Dasht-e-be-aman

tujhe yaad karte karte

teri rah takte takte

mere ajnabi musafir

kai din guzar gae hain

koi sham aa rahi hai:

koi KHushnuma sitara jo falak pe hans raha hai kisi mah-jabin ki surat

jo nazar ko Das raha hai

wahi ek istiara

teri yaad rahguzar par mera ham-safar bana hai

wahi ek ziya salamat

sar-e-sham tirgi mein

mere kaam aa rahi hai

mere raste ke aage

kisi raat ka guzar hai

kahin wahm sar-ba-sar hai

kahin KHauf ka asar hai

kahin sarsarahaTen hain

kahin jhunjhunahaTen hain

nahin dasht-e-hu mein aahu

nahin jangalon mein jugnu

teri yaad wo khilauna jise toD bhi na paun

kahin chhoD bhi na paun

abhi nisf shab hai guzri

tujhe yaad kar raha hun tere KHwab dekhta hun

yahi jism hai bichhauna isi jaan ko oDhna hai

hui subh dar pe dastak

tere KHwab ja chuke hain

teri yaad bhi hai ruKHsat

nai aarzu khaDi hai

nae log mil gae hain

mere samne hazaron

nae kaam aa paDe hain

isi darmiyan tasawwur tera bar bar aaya

isi raste pe jaanan

koi sham phir hai aai

teri yaad nur-paikar

teri qurbaton ka saya

kahin tirgi mein gum hai

main azan de raha hun

kisi dasht-e-be-aman mein