tawil soch hai aur mukhtasar lahu mera
garan safar mein hai zad-e-safar lahu mera

wo raunaqen bhi gain us ke khushk hote hi
sajata rahta tha diwar-o-dar lahu mera

har ek lamha mujhe zindagi ne qatl kiya
tamam umr raha mere sar lahu mera

dayar-e-ghair ko mahka gaya hina ban kar
ye waqia hai raha be-hunar lahu mera

wo ruh thi jise ahd-e-wafa ka pas na tha
kabhi na chhod saka apna ghar lahu mera

ujal denge andheron ki ye jabin ek din
bikherta hai kuchh aise sharar lahu mera

rawan hai qafila-e-fikr su-e-dasht-e-junun
dikha raha hai use rahguzar lahu mera

rawani likhti rahi jin ka nam aath pahar
wahin bahaya gaya khak par lahu mera

na jaane kaun si rut aa gai 'umid' ab ke
chhupa na pai meri chashm-e-tar lahu mera