apne hone ka koi saz nahin deti hai
raushni ban ke andhere pe asar humne kiya
zindagi thi ye tamasha to nahin tha pahle
kis ki aankhon ki hidayat se mujhe dekhta hai
apne bimar sitare ka mudawa hoti
log patthar ke the fariyaad kahan tak karte
ye umr guzri hai itne sitam uThane mein
chaak-e-daman se gareban aur kitni dur hai
mili hai kaise gunahon ki ye saza mujhko
kin sarabon ka muqaddar huin aankhen meri
kabhi yun bhi karo shahr-e-guman tak le chalo mujhko
yaqin se phuTti hai ya guman se aati hai
raat aaKHir ho sitam-peshon pe aisa bhi nahin
KHema-zan kaun hai aaKHir ye kanar-e-dil par
ruh ke zaKHm ko lazim hai nihan ho jaana
