ye silsila-e-sham-o-sahar yunhi nahin hai
har qafila sargarm-e-safar yunhi nahin hai
hangame bapa karti hai har aan tiri yaad
pur-shor dil-o-jan ka nagar yunhi nahin hai
tariḳh suna sakti hai sadiyon ke safar ki
ye gard sar-e-rahguzar yunhi nahin hai
ubhrega yaqinan koi dam men koi suraj
betabi-e-arbab-e-nazar yunhi nahin hai
manzil bhi koi ḳhaas milegi hamen ‘ruhi’
dushvar se dushvar safar yunhi nahin hai
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