manzil na mili kashmakash-e-ahl-e-nazar mein — Salik Lakhnavi

aaj bhi hai vahi maqaam aaj bhi lab pe un kaa naam
manzil-e-be-shumaar-gaam apne safar ko kyaa karun

dil ne siine mein kuchh qaraar liyaa
jab tujhe khuub saa pukaar liyaa

mai-khaana-e-hasti mein saaqi ham donon hi mujrim hain shaayad
khum tu ne bachaa ke rakkhe the paimaane main ne toDe hain

apni khuddaari salaamat dil kaa aalam kuchh sahi
jis jagah se uTh chuke hain us jagah phir jaaein kyaa

miT chuke jo bhi the tauba-shikani ke asbaab
ab na mai-khaana na paimaana na shisha na subu

bahaar-e-gulistaan ham ko na pahchaane taajjub hai
gulon ke rukh pe chhiDkaa hai bahut khun-e-jigar ham ne

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

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

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