ab zindagi se jaan chhudane laga hun main
dasht-e-ajal se aankh milane lagane hun main

jabr-o-jafa kuchh is tarah saunpe gae mujhe
dekho ye shahr chhod ke jaane laga hun main

main chahta hun aati rahen titliyan yahan
kaghaz pe tere hont banane laga hun main

jo chahte hain jaana ba-sad-shauq jaen wo
sare ye ab charagh bujhane laga hun main

tum dekhna ki aaenge sarkar-e-do-jahan
farsh-e-aza ko aaj bichhane laga hun main

jis ne khamosh rah ke jawani guzar di
pinjre se wo parinda udane laga hun main