husul-e-manzil-e-jaan ka hunar nahin aaya

paDe hain rah mein jo log be-sabab kab se

dida-e-be-rang mein KHun-rang manzar rakh diye

mere har lafz ki tauqir rahne ke liye hai

kabhi aankhon pe kabhi sar pe biThae rakhna

asiran-e-hawadis ki giran-jaani nahin jati

rut na badle to bhi afsurda shajar lagta hai

usi ke zulm se main haalat-e-panah mein tha

tishnagi-e-lab pe hum aks-e-ab likkhenge

samundar ka tamasha kar raha hun

ruKH-e-hayat hai sharminda-e-jamal bahut

qatil hua KHamosh to talwar bol uThi

ataq-e-shab mein sahar ke charagh raushan kar

koi shai dil ko bahlati nahin hai

jo pi raha hai sada KHun be-gunahon ka