na raastaa na ko_ii Dagar hai yahaa.N
magar sab kii qismat safar hai yahaa.N

sunaa_ii na degii dilo.n kii sadaa
dimaaGo.n me.n vo shor-o-shar hai yahaa.N

havaao.n kii u.Ngalii paka.D kar chalo
vasilaa ik yahii motabar hai yahaa.N

na is shahar-e-behis ko seharaa kaho
suno ik hamaaraa bhii ghar hai yahaa.N

palak bhii jhapakate ho "Makhmoor" kyuu.N
tamaashaa bahut muKhtasar hai yahaa.N

jahaa.N mai.n jaa_uu.N havaa kaa yahii ishaaraa ho
ko_ii nahii.n jo yahaa.N muntazir tumhaaraa ho

merii bujhatii hu_ii aa.Nkho.n ko raushanii baKhshe
vo phuul jo tere chehare kaa ista’araa ho

chalaa huu.N apanii hii aavaaz-e-baaz_gasht pe yuu.N
kisii ne duur se jaise mujhe pukaaraa ho

ga.Nvaa chuke ka_ii umre.n ummiid_vaar tere
kahaa.N tak aur terii beruKhii gavaaraa ho

tuu paas aate huye mujh se duur ho jaaye
ajab nahii.n ki yahii haadasaa dobaaraa ho

nazar farebii-e-rang-e-chaman se bach ’Makhmoor’
jise tuu phuul samajh le kahii.n sharaaraa ho

bikharate TuuTate lamho.n ko apanaa ham_safar jaanaa
thaa is raah me.n aaKhir hame.n Khud bhii bikhar jaanaa

havaa ke dosh par baadal ke Tuka.De kii tarah ham hai.n
kisii jho.nke se puuchhe.nge ki hai ham ko kidhar jaanaa

[dosh=shoulder]

mere jalate hue ghar kii nishaanii bas yahii hogii
jahaa.N is shahar me.n raushanii dekho Thahar jaanaa

pas-e-zulmat ko_ii suuraj hamaaraa muntazir hogaa
isii ek vaham ko ham ne chiraaG-e-rah_guzar jaanaa

[pas-e-zulmat=beyond the darkness; muntazir=waiting]

dayaar-e-Khaamashii se ko_ii rah-rah kar bulaataa hai
hame.n "Makhmoor" ek din hai isii aavaaz par jaanaa

[dayaar-e-Khaamashii=house of death]