apne chehre par bhi chup ki rakh mal jaenge hum
ab teri manind socha hai badal jaenge hum

aag jo hum ne jalai hai tahaffuz ke liye
us ke shoalon ki lapat mein ghar ke jal jaenge hum

khatm hai ahd-e-zamistan dhup mein hiddat si hai
ek anjaane safar par ab nikal jaenge hum

zindagi apni asasi ya qayasi jo bhi ho
khwab ban kar aae manind-e-ghazal jaenge hum

mustaqil ek rup kab tak is tarah dhaare phiren
waqt ke sayyal paimane mein dhal jaenge hum

tu agar be-mantiqi par dil ki hansta hai to kya
dil jidhar le jae qassam-e-azal jaenge hum

chandni mein sare dukh tahlil karne ke liye
ghar hai apna aaj ya 'shahin' kal jaenge hum