zahaanato.n ko kahaa.N karb se faraar milaa
jise nigaah milii usako intazaar milaa

[zahaanato.n=intelligence; karb=sorrow]
vo koii raah kaa patthar ho yaa hasii.n ma.nzar
jahaa.N se raastaa Thaharaa vahii.n mazaar milaa

koii pukaar rahaa thaa khulii fizaao.n se
nazar uThaaii to chaaro taraf hisaar milaa

[hisaar=fort]
har ek saa.Ns na jaane thii justajuu kisakii
har ek dayaar musaafir ko bedayaar milaa

[dayaar=courtyard]

ye shahar hai ki numaa_ish lagii huii hai koii
jo aadamii bhii milaa banake ishtahaar milaa

safar me.n dhuup to hogii jo chal sako to chalo
sabhii hai.n bhii.D me.n tum bhii nikal sako to chalo

idhar udhar ka_ii ma.nzil hai.n chal sako to chalo
bane banaaye hai.n saa.Nche jo Dhal sako to chalo

kisii ke vaasate raahe.n kahaa.N badalatii hai.n
tum apane aap ko Khud hii badal sako to chalo

yahaa.N kisii ko koii raastaa nahii.n detaa
mujhe giraake agar tum sambhal sako to chalo

yahii hai zindagii kuchh Khaak cha.nd ummiide.n
inhii.n khilauno.n se tum bhii bahal sako to chalo

har ik safar ko hai mahafuus raasto.n kii talaash
hifaazato.n kii rivaayat badal sako to chalo

kahii.n nahii.n ko_ii suuraj, dhuaa.N dhuaa.N hai fizaa
Khud apane aap se baahar nikal sako to chalo