hai ikhtiyar mein tere na mere bas mein hai
wo ek lamha jo auron ki dastaras mein hai

wo munh se kuchh nahin kahta ki pesh-o-pas mein hai
badan ka karb to zahir nafas nafas mein hai

agarche shor bahut kucha-e-hawas mein hai
wo kya kare ki jo chaaliswen baras mein hai

karega kaun use sazish-e-badan mein sharik
jo shakhs qaid abhi ruh ke qafas mein hai

utho ki phir hamein izn-e-safar mile na mile
abhi to lutf-e-sada nala-e-jaras mein hai

use pasand ki wo tut kar gira warna
shajar mein kya nahin hota jo khar-o-khas mein hai