aarzu nakaam ho kar rah gai hai
zindagi ilzam ho kar rah gai hai

khwab tabiron ke mani puchhte hain
nind be-anjam ho kar rah gai hai

yaad bhi qatil ki hai shamshir qatil
raat khun-asham ho kar gai hai

waqt ne dastar ki surat badal di
ab to ye ehram ho kar rah gai hai

zahr mein dubi hui ek muskurahat
maut ka paigham ho kar rah gai hai

nachti hain dhan ke kheton mein pariyan
ye ghata inam ho kar rah gai hai

guftugu-e-dil ba-unwan-e-mohabbat
sar-ba-sar ilzam ho kar rah gai hai

gardish jam-o-subu ko kya hua hai
gardish-e-ayyam ho kar rah gai hai