dhanak se phul se barg-e-hina se kuchh nahin hota
badan sahra hue aab-o-hawa se kuchh nahin hota

bahut kuchh dosto bismil ke chup rahne se hota hai
faqat us khanjar-e-dast-e-jafa se kuchh nahin hota

agar wusat na dije wahshat-e-jaan ke ilaqe ko
to phir aazadi-e-zanjir-e-pa se kuchh nahin hota

koi konpal nahin is ret ki tah mein to kya nikle
yahan ai sada-dil kali ghata se kuchh nahin hota

azal se kuchh kharabi hai kamanon ki samaat mein
parindo shokhi-e-saut-o-sada se kuchh nahin hota

chalo ab aasman se aur koi rabta sochen
bahut din ho gae harf-e-dua se kuchh nahin hota