har ghadi bimar ho kar rah gai
zindagi bekar ho kar rah gai

wo mohabbat jo khushi ki ruh thi
chashma-e-azar ho kar rah gai

zindagi ke is safar mein har rawish
ek rah-e-dushwar ho kar rah gai

shama ban kar jal gai meri hayat
shoala-e-gulnar ho kar rah gai

likh rahe ye ishq ki hum dastan
dard ka shahkar ho kar rah gai

kar sakun parwaz ye himmat kahan
aarzu lachaar ho kar rah gai

muflisi ki jhopdi ki kya kahen
be-dar-o-diwar ho kar rah gai

sham-e-gham ki baat ab kyun ho 'shafaq'
har nafas talwar ho kar rah gai