rota hun qadr-dan-e-mata-e-hunar ko main

hath mein jab tak qalam tha tajribe likhte rahe

uThao lauh-o-qalam hadse tamam likhun

sham kajlai hui raat abhagan jaisi

bahut hassas-o-nazuk aabgine wala main tanha

tab-e-nigah thi to nazara bhi dost tha

nigah aaina hai aks-e-mustaar hun main

ghuncha jo sar-e-shaKH chaTakte hue dekha

sahme se the parind basera udas tha

in andheron se pare is shab-e-gham se aage

gum-shuda sae DhunDhta hun main

hamare jismon mein din hi ka zahr kya kam tha

daryaft kar ke KHud ko zamane se dur hun

yun zindagi guzar rahi hai meri

humse puchha kya biti hai aaKHir-e-shab ke maron par