jis din se koi khwahish-e-duniya nahin rakhta
main dil mein kisi baat ka khatka nahin rakhta

mujh mein hai yahi aib ki auron ki tarah main
chehre pe kabhi dusra chehra nahin rakhta

kyun qatl mujhe kar ke dubote ho nadi mein
do din bhi kisi lash ko dariya nahin rakhta

kyun mujh ko lahu dene pe tum log ba-zid ho
main sar pe kisi shakhs ka qarza nahin rakhta

ahbab to ahbab hain dushman ke tain bhi
kam-zarf zamane ka rawayya nahin rakhta

ye sach hai ki main ghaalib-e-sani nahin lekin
yaran-e-muasir ka bhi lahja nahin rakhta

baadal to 'faragh' asl mein hota hai wo baadal
jo pyas ke sahra ko bhi pyasa nahin rakhta