ab nahin hoti hai tanhai pe hairani mujhe ras aati ja rahi hai dil ki virani mujhe tesha-e-gham se tarashi ja rahi hai zindagi rafta rafta mil rahi hai shakl-e-insani mujhe taziyane dard ke lagte rahenge umr bhar de gai kaisi sazaen dil ki nadani mujhe sargiran jab tak raha main sahab-e-dastar tha bechti phirti hai ab ye meri arzani mujhe hain ajal aur zindagi ke darmiyan do hi qadam fasla lagta hai ye bhi kitna tulani mujhe nakhuda hairat-ba-daman dekhta hi rah gaya le gai sahil se aa ke mauj-e-tufani mujhe ek sukun ka sans lene ka tawaqquf mil sake kash ho jae dukhon mein itni aasani mujhe hath phailate rahe sare zamane mein 'shakil' dar-ba-dar le kar phiri hai tang-damani mujhe