chahta hun pahle khud-bini se maut aae mujhe
aap ko dekhun khuda wo din na dikhlae mujhe

aas kya ab to ummid-e-na-ummidi bhi nahin
kaun de mujh ko tasalli kaun bahlae mujhe

dil dhadakta hai shab-e-gham mein kahin aisa na ho
marg bhi ban kar mizaj-e-yar tarsae mujhe

le chalo lillah koi khizr-e-mina ke huzur
aalam-e-gum-gashtagi ki rah batlae mujhe

ab to josh-e-arzu 'taslim' kahta hai yahi
rauza-e-shah-e-najaf-allah dikhlae mujhe