ab talak tund hawaon ka asar baqi hai
ek charagh aur sar-e-rahguzar baqi hai

wo hamari nahin sunta to gila hai kaisa
ab kahan apni duaon mein asar baqi hai

dil mein baqi hain faqat chand lahu ke qatre
ab mere pas yahi zad-e-safar baqi hai

phir bana lenge usi ja pe nasheman apna
aashiyan jis pe tha wo shakh-e-shajar baqi hai

masiyat ashk nadamat se bhi dhul jati hai
mutmain hun ki abhi dida-e-tar baqi hai

jab wo chahe mujhe do-nim kare aa ke 'habab'
dast-e-qatil mein yahi ek hunar baqi hai