ham agar manzilein na ban paae — Ahmad Faraz

jo ghair the vo isi baat par hamaare hue
ki ham se dost bahut be-khabar hamaare hue

zindagi phaili hui thi shaam-e-hijraan ki tarah
kis ko itnaa hausla thaa kaun ji kar dekhtaa

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

main ne dekhaa hai bahaaron mein chaman ko jalte
hai koi khvaab ki taabir bataane vaalaa

sab khvaahishein puuri hon 'faraaz' aisaa nahin hai
jaise kai ashaar mukammal nahin hote

kisi ko ghar se nikalte hi mil gai manzil
koi hamaari tarah umr bhar safar mein rahaa

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

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

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

ai adam ke musaafiro hoshiyaar
raah mein zindagi khaDi hogi

aap kaa koi safar be-samt be-manzil na ho
zindagi aisi na jiinaa jis kaa mustaqbil na ho