chhod kar dil mein gai wahshi hawa kuchh bhi nahin
kis qadar gunjaan jangal tha raha kuchh bhi nahin

khak-e-pa-e-yaad tak gili hawa ne chat li
ishq ki gharqab basti mein bacha kuchh bhi nahin

haal ke zindan se bahar kuchh nahin juz rud-e-marg
aur is zindan mein juz zanjir-e-pa kuchh bhi nahin

hijr ke kale samundar ka nahin sahil koi
mauja-e-tufan-e-dahshat se wara kuchh bhi nahin

aabanae-dard ke donon taraf hai dasht-e-khauf
ab to chaara jaan dene ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

hath mera ai meri parchhain tu hi tham le
ek muddat se mujhe to sujhta kuchh bhi nahin

shahr-e-shab mein kaun sa ghar tha na di jis par sada
nind ke andhe musafir ko mila kuchh bhi nahin

raat bhar ek chap si phirti rahi chaaron taraf
jaan-lewa khauf tha lekin hua kuchh bhi nahin

kasa-e-jaan hath mein le kar gae the hum wahan
lae us dar se ba-juz khun-e-sada kuchh bhi nahin

umr bhar umr-e-gurezan se na meri ban saki
jo kare karti rahe main puchhta kuchh bhi nahin

wo bhi shayad ro pade viran kaghaz dekh kar
main ne us ko aakhiri khat mein likha kuchh bhi nahin

daulat-e-tanhai bhi aane se tere chhin gai
ab to mere pas ai jaan-e-wafa kuchh bhi nahin

dil pe lakhon lafz kanda kar gai us ki nazar
aur kahne ko abhi us ne kaha kuchh bhi nahin