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

rut na badle to bhi afsurda shajar lagta hai

asiran-e-hawadis ki giran-jaani nahin jati

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