gesu-e-dauran ko kam kam jitna suljhata hun main
kya qayamat hai ki utna hi ulajh jata hun main

nabz ki raftar khud kah degi ahwal-e-mariz
ai tabib-e-waqt kuchh kahne se ghabraata hun main

faisla-kun baat ho jati hai aksar us ghadi
zindagi ke ru-ba-ru jab maut ko pata hun main

un ke aane ka tasawwur un ke jaane ka khayal
har do-alam ke tasawwur se laraz jata hun main

sard-mehri-e-zamana ka hua hai jab asar
apni shiryanon mein khun-e-garm daudata hun main

munfail hone pe bhi meri khataon ka shumar
kaisa dastur-e-adalat is jagah pata hun main

hae bismil to na samjha muqtaza-e-waqt ko
na-samajh le apna qissa phir se dohraata hun main