Ek Khuwab Safar Mai Rehta Hai

ik naam ki urti khushbu mein ik khawab safar mein rehta hai
ik bastii ankhen malti hai ik shehar nazar mein rehta hai

kya ehl-e hunar, kya ehley Sharf sab tukre raddi kaghaz ke
is daur mein hai woh shakhs bara jo roz khabar mein rehta hai

pani mein roz bahata hai ik shakhs diye umeedon ke
aur aglay din tak phir un ke hamrah bhanwar mein rehta hai

ik khuwab-e hunar ki aahat se kya aag lahoo mein jalti hai
kya lehar si dil mein chalti hai! kya nasha sir mein rehta hai

jo pairr pay likhi jati hai jo giili rait se bantaa hai
kon uss tehreer ka waris hai! kon aisay ghar mein rehta hai !

har shaam sulagti aankhon ko deewar mein chuun kar jati hai
har khawab, shikasta honay tak zanjeer-e sehar mein rehta hai

yeh shehar katha bhi hai amjad ik qissa sotay jagtay ka
hum dekhen jis kirdaar ko bhi jadu ke assar mein rehta hai