ghaflat mein kati umr na hushyar hue hum
sote hi rahe aah na bedar hue hum

ye be-khabari dekh ki jab ham-safar apne
koson gae tab aah khabar-dar hue hum

sayyaad hi se puchho ki hum ko nahin malum
kya jaaniye kis tarah giraftar hue hum

thi chashm ki tu rahm karega kabhu so hae
ghussa ke bhi tere na saza-war hue hum

aata hi na us kuche se tabut hamara
dafn aakhir usi ke pas-e-diwar hue hum

zakhm-e-kuhan apna hua nasur pe 'rasikh'
marham ke kisu se na talabgar hue hum