dua ko hath mera jab kabhi utha hoga
qaza-o-qadr ka chehra utar gaya hoga

jo apne hathon lute hain bas is pe zinda hain
khuda kuchh un ke liye bhi to sochta hoga

teri gali mein koi sae raat bhar ab bhi
suragh-e-jannat gum-gashta dhundta hoga

jo gham ki aanch mein pighla kiya aur aah na ki
wo aadmi to nahin koi dewta hoga

tumhaare sang-e-taghaful ka kyun karen shikwa
is aaine ka muqaddar hi tutna hoga

hai mere qatl ki shahid wo aastin bhi magar
main kis ka nam lun sau bar sochna hoga

ye meri pyas ke saghar tere labon ki sharab
rawaj-o-rasm-e-mohabbat ka mojaza hoga

phir aarzu ke khandar rang-o-bu mein dub chale
fareb-khurda koi khwab dekhta hoga

sitare bhi teri yaadon ke bujhte jate hain
gham-e-hayat ka suraj nikal raha hoga

sada kise den 'naimi' kise dikhaen zakhm
ab itni raat gae kaun jagta hoga