azal kya ibtida husn-o-mohabbat ke tarane ki
abad kya sirf ek badli hui surkhi fasane ki

tadapti bijliyan phir khana-barbaadi ke darpai hain
qafas ki khair yarab ho chuki khair aashiyane ki

hamari zindagi bhi ek fursat thi magar kitni
faqat rang-e-tamanna ke chadhane ya udane ki

qafas ek tar hai tan ek mitti ka gharaunda hai
haqiqat qaid ki ye hai ye hasti qaid-khane ki

wo aankhen dekh kar main kya zamana kahne lagta hai
ki un mein hai jise kahte hain sab gardish zamane ki

hamari zindagi bad-mastiyon ka daur thi 'bekhud'
idhar ho kar nahin nikli tamanna hosh aane ki