aaj phir gardish-e-taqdir pe rona aaya

tere baghair ajab bazm-e-dil ka aalam hai

duniya ki riwayat se begana nahin hun

hum unki anjuman ka saman ban ke rah gae

ye kya sitam-zarifi-e-fitrat hai aaj-kal

meri zindagi pe na muskura mujhe zindagi ka alam nahin

meri barbaadi ko chashm-e-moatabar se dekhiye

na socha tha ye dil lagane se pahle

takmil-e-shabab chahta hun

be-kasi se marne marne ka bharam rah jaega

tumne ye kya sitam kiya zabt se kaam le liya

hae is majburi-e-zauq-e-nazar ko kya karun

pahlu mein dard-e-ishq ki duniya liye hue

karne do agar qattal-e-jahan talwar ki baaten karte hain

la raha hai mai koi shishe mein bhar ke samne