taqdir jab muawin-e-tadbir ho gai
mitti pe ki nigah to iksir ho gai

dil jaan nisar-e-mai hai zaban taib-e-sharab
is kashmakash mein ruh ki tazir ho gai

chhinten jo khun ki daman-e-qatil mein rah gain
mahshar mein mere qalb ki tafsir ho gai

ya qatl kijiye mujhe ya bakhsh dijiye
ab ho gai huzur jo taqsir ho gai

shabnam odhi gulon se mera naqsha khinch gaya
murjha gai kali meri taswir ho gai

zindaniyan-e-kakul-e-hasti kidhar ko jaen
ek zulf sab ke panw ki zanjir ho gai

main kah chala tha dawar-e-mahshar se haal-e-dil
ek surmagin nigah gulu-gir ho gai

bas tham gaya safir-e-amal kah ke ya nasib
jis ja pe khatm manzil-e-tadbir ho gai

toda hai dam abhi abhi bimar-e-hijr ne
aae magar huzur ko takhir ho gai

jab apne aap par hamein qabu mila 'rawan'
aasan raaz-e-dahr ki tafsir ho gai