hota hai mere haal ka charcha mere aage

hota hai mere haal ka charcha mere aage
banta hai mera roz tamasha mere aage
afsos meri aankh mein aansu bhi nahin the
dam tod raha tha koi pyasa mere aage


itna bhi ujale na karen mera ta'aqub
aa jae mere jism ka saya mere aage
ye daur-e-guzishta mein tha raftar ka 'alam
manzil mere pichhe rahi rasta mere aage


is waqt main khud lash hun khud nauha-sara hun
rakkha hai mera apna janaza mere aage
nakaami-e-qismat ki shuru'at hui hai
aata hai abhi dekhiye kya kya mere aage