haal puchhe jo koi mera bata bhi na sakun
kya qayamat hai ki main hont hila bhi na sakun

uf ye majburi-e-ayyam ka aalam hamdam
rah-guzaran-e-shab-e-gham ko jaga bhi na sakun

ai junun haif meri sokhta-samani par
waqt ko maut ki ta۔bir bata bhi na sakun

sochta hun rawish-e-kham pe matam kar lun
bijliyan aaen to sine se laga bhi na sakun

thahar ja gardish-e-dauran ki main aisa to nahin
barq ki zad ye nasheman jo bana bhi na sakun

ab to allah nigahban hai wafa keshon ka
chot khai hai kuchh aisi ki dikha bhi na sakun

dil-shikasta hun bahut gardish-e-dauran hai magar
us se kat kar koi kashana bana bhi na sakun

kitni majburi hai ai dost ki gham-khwaron ko
gham-e-ayyam ki tafsil bata bhi na sakun

kitni baaten hain sunane ki magar ai 'nazish'
hae chahun jo sunana to suna bhi na sakun