sans ka apni rag-e-jaan se guzar hone tak dard hota hai mujhe shab ke sahar hone tak umr guzri pa asar aah ka phir bhi na hua ji gae hum bhi kisi zulf ke sar hone tak jab wo samjhenge to ye dard mein dhal jaegi aah baqi hai meri sirf asar hone tak tha taghaful unhen nau-midi-e-jawed bhi thi khak-dar-khak the hum un ko khabar hone tak apne hi khun mein nahata hai har ek sans ke sath dil mera dil tha kisi dard ka ghar hone tak samna partaw-e-khur ka kare shabnam kaise zor lagta hai bahut khushk ko tar hone tak khak hain khak mein mil jaane ka dar kyun ho hamein khauf khana hai to qatre ko guhar hone tak dil mein ab rahm nahin mehr-o-mohabbat bhi nahin wo bhi insan tha magar sahab-e-zar hone tak ho gaya ishq jo mayus-e-tamanna ek bar maut aaegi use bar-e-digar hone tak un ke ba-zabta hone ki hai 'tamjid' umid hum bhi ho jate hain khamosh magar hone tak