charaagh-e-raahguzar laakh taabnaak sahi — Akbar Hyderabadi

raste hi mein ho jaati hain baatein bas do-chaar
ab to un ke ghar bhi jaanaa kam kam hotaa hai

dil dabaa jaataa hai kitnaa aaj gham ke baar se
kaisi tanhaai Tapakti hai dar o divaar se

rut badli to zamin ke chehre kaa ghaaza bhi badlaa
rang magar khud aasmaan ne badle kaise kaise

pahunch ke jo sar-e-manzil bichhaD gayaa mujh se
vo ham-safar thaa magar ham-nazar na thaa meraa

yahi soch kar iktifaa chaar par kar gae shaikh-ji
mileingi vahaan un ko huur aur pariyaan vaghaira vaghaira

miri shikast bhi thi meri zaat se mansub
ki meri fikr kaa har faisla shuuri thaa

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

vo raat kaa be-navaa musaafir vo teraa shaair vo teraa 'naasir'
tiri gali tak to ham ne dekhaa thaa phir na jaane kidhar gayaa vo

hangaama-e-hayaat se lenaa to kuchh nahin
haan dekhte chalo ki tamaashaa hai raah kaa