baitha hun panw tod ke tadbir dekhna
manzil qadam se lipti hai taqdir dekhna

aawaze mujh pe kaste hain phir bandagan-e-ishq
pad jae phir na panw mein zanjir dekhna

murdon se shart bandh ke soi hai apni maut
han dekhna zara falak-e-pir dekhna

hosh ud na jaen sanat-e-behzad dekh kar
aaina rakh ke samne taswir dekhna

parwane kar chuke the sar-anjam khud-kushi
fanus aade aa gaya taqdir dekhna

shayad khuda-na-khasta aankhen dagha karen
achchha nahin nawishta-e-taqdir dekhna

baad-e-murad chal chuki langar uthao 'yas'
phir aage badh ke khubi-e-taqdir dekhna