e'tibar-e-nigah-e-yar ne dam tod diya
aaj ek hijr ke bimar ne dam tod diya

zist ke qafila-e-salar ne dam tod diya
rah-e-ulfat mein dil-e-zar ne dam tod diya

hai shifayab mariz-e-gham-e-hasti ai dost
zindagi thak gai aazar ne dam tod diya

kya kiya aap ne chehra se hata kar parda
dafatan hasrat-e-didar ne dam tod diya

kya tere saghar-e-dil ki wo khanak thi saqi
jis ki aawaz pe mai-khwar ne dam tod diya

manzil-e-azmat-e-ulfat ka pata pa na sake
aql ki taqat-e-raftar ne dam tod diya

aap ye aakhiri paigham-e-masarrat sun len
ki 'hayat'-e-jigar-afgar ne dam tod diya