be-dam hue bimar dawa kyun nahin dete

jo talab pe ahd-e-wafa kiya to wo aabru-e-wafa gai

tere qaul-o-qarar se pahle

hum parwarish-e-lauh-o-qalam karte rahenge

apni nazren bikher de saqi

aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa

duniya ne teri yaad se begana kar diya

dil na-umid to nahin nakaam hi to hai

gham-e-jahan ho ruKH-e-yar ho ki dast-e-adu

chang o nai rang pe the apne lahu ke dam se

na jaane kis liye ummid-war baiTha hun

ye dagh dagh ujala ye shab-gazida sahar

gulon mein rang bhare baad-e-nau-bahaar chale

zindagi kya kisi muflis ki qaba hai jis mein

hum shaiKH na leader na musahib na sahafi