meri ghuTTi mein paDi thi ho ke hal urdu zaban

aaj bahut udas hun

chupke chupke uTh raha hai madh-bhare sinon mein dard

muddaten qaid mein guzrin magar ab tak sayyaad

bahut pahle se un qadmon ki aahaT jaan lete hain

rone ko to zindagi paDi hai

kuchh na puchho firaq ahd-e-shabab

mere dil se kabhi ghafil na hon KHuddam-e-mai-KHana

main hun dil hai tanhai hai

sunte hain ishq nam ke guzre hain ek buzurg

kahan har ek se bar-e-nashat uThta hai

ikka-dukka sada-e-zanjir

qafas walon ki bhi kya zindagi hai