daur-e-charkh-e-kabud jari hai
jism-o-jaan par jumud tari hai

goya insan nahin hayula hun
meri rag rag mein dud sari hai

maut ham-sae mein hui hai to kya
bazm-e-raqs-e-surur jari hai

doston se wo kya karenge suluk
jin par apna wajud bhaari hai

hai tasawwur mein ek rukh-e-raushan
aur lab par darud jari hai

umr bhar khul saki na dil ki girah
khub shaghl-e-kushud-kari hai

bhar na paega zakhm-e-dil 'sahir'
zarb-e-harf-e-husud kari hai