fishaar-e-tashwish se ibarat hai kawish-e-zindagi hamari
ho kaise tazin fikr-e-nau ki ho kaise jazbon ki aabiyari

ye zakhm kyunkar bharenge aakhir ye dagh kab tak jalenge aakhir
kategi kaise girani-e-shab rahega kab tak ye dard jari

mitaen kaise ye dagh-e-hasrat sameten kaise gul-e-jarahat
hataen kaise ye bhaari patthar yahi hai ab zindagi hamari

ye kya jagah hai ye kya nagar hai ki jis ki har rah pur-khatar hai
ki jis ki nas nas mein shor-o-shar hai ki jis ki manzil azab-o-khwari

hawa mein aahat hai siskiyon ki faza mein bu khun ki basi hai
udas nazron mein bahte sapne dilon mein dahshat ka khauf tari

labon pe mohr-e-sukut hai aur sulagti aankhon mein khuni manzar
lahu mein ghaltan hain khwab sare lagi hai sapne pe zarb-e-kari