Bohat mushkil safar hai baba..

Na ham-nafas hai, na humsafar hai baba,
Yeh makaan ab darbadar hai baba,

Na din main chand dooba, na raat main suraj nikla,
Yaani meri har dua be-assar hai baba,

Yeh mera inaam hai, ya saza hai meri,
Mera marz hi mera charagar hai baba,

Inhe apni ainak to zara khairaat kijiye,
Zamana bohat tang-nazzar hai baba,

Yeh kuch log maseeha kyun bane phirte hain,
Jab inhe kuch nahin khabar hai baba,

Jab tak hath main hath tha, sab sahi tha,
Baaki bohat mushkil safar hai baba,

Jis aik mahine main sadiyan jam jati hain,
Woh sitam-gar december hai baba,

Yeh duniya wale sehraa jante hain jisse,
Yuun to mitti ka samandar hai baba,

Woh khawb jise sab ankhon main dhoond rahe hain,
Woh khawb ab khawb ke andar hai baba,

Jo banayi theen maine samandar paar karne ko,
Woh kaghaz ki kashti kidhar hai baba..

Ahmed Ahyan Moosa