marg-e-israfil par aansu bahao
wo khudaon ka muqarrab wo khudawand-e-kalam

saut-e-insani ki ruh-e-jawedan
aasmanon ki nida-e-be-karan

aaj sakit misl-e-harf-e-na-tamam
marg-e-israfil par aansu bahao

aao israfil ke is khwab-e-be-hangam par aansu bahaen
aaramida hai wo yun qarna ke pas

jaise tufan ne kinare par ugal dala use
reg-e-sahil par chamakti dhup mein chup chap

apne sur ke pahlu mein wo khwabida hai
us ki dastar us ke gesu us ki rish

kaise khak-aluda hain
the kabhi jin ki tahen bud-o-nabud

kaise is ka sur is ke lab se dur
apni chikhon apni fariyaadon mein gum

jhilmila uthte the jis se dair-o-zud
marg-e-israfil par aansu bahao

wo mujassam hamhama tha wo mujassam zamzama
wo azal se ta abad phaili hui ghaibi sadaon ka nishan

marg-e-israfil se
halqa dar halqa farishte nauha gar

ibn-e-adam zulf-dar-khak-o-nazar
hazrat-e-yazdan ki aankhen gham se tar

aasmanon ki safir aati nahin
aalam-e-lahut se koi nafir aati nahin

marg-e-israfil se
is jahan par band aawazon ka rizq

mutribon ka rizq aur sazon ka rizq
ab mughanni kis tarah gaega aur gaega kya

sunne walon ke dilon ke tar chup
ab koi raqqas kya thirkega lahraega kya

bazm ke farsh-o-dar-o-diwar chup
ab khatib-e-shahr farmaega kya

masjidon ke aastan-o-gumbad-o-minar chup
fikr ka sayyaad apna dam phailaega kya

tairan-e-manzil-o-kohsar chup
marg-e-israfil hai

gosh-e-shanwa ki lab-e-goya ki maut
chashm-e-bina ki dil-e-dana ki maut

thi isi ke dam se durweshon ki sari haw-hu
ahl-e-dil ki ahl-e-dil se guftugu

ahl-e-dil jo aaj gosha-gir-o-surma-dar-gulu
ab tana ta-hu bhi ghaeb aur ya-rab ha bhi gum

ab gali kuchon ki har aawa bhi gum
ye hamara aakhiri malja bhi gum

marg-e-israfil se
is jahan ka waqt jaise so gaya pathra gaya

jaise koi sari aawazon ko yaksar kha gaya
aisi tanhai ki husn-e-tam yaad aata nahin

aisa sannata ki apna nam yaad aata nahin
marg-e-israfil se

dekhte rah jaenge duniya ke aamir bhi
zaban-bandi ke khwab

jis mein majburon ki sargoshi to ho
us khudawandi ke khwab

the death of israphaeli