ta-ba-kai manzil-ba-manzil hum musafir bhagte
aankh ab thahri hui hai aur manazir bhagte

ai harif-e-har-qadam shah-mat se bachne ki soch
is bisat-e-khak se kya hum se shatir bhagte

hum to aae hain yahan mitne mitane ke liye
is zamin-e-karbala se kis ki khatir bhagte

bas mein aa jaane ka jazba bas mein karne ki hawas
khak-o-baad-o-ab-o-atish bhi hain qasir bhagte

sar kahin panw kahin aankhen kahin chehra kahin
is hawas mein kho gai pahchan aakhir bhagte

'khair' shab-khun mar kar chhup jaane wale hum nahin
marka sar karne nikle hain to kya phir bhagte

khod lete hain kuan shahdab pa lete hain 'khair'
is zamin-e-sakht se kya hum se shair bhagte