maut insan ke jine ka badal hoti hai
zindagani mein hi poshida ajal hoti hai

ai mere katib-e-taqdir zara ye to bata
teri tahrir bhi kya radd-o-badal hoti hai

tum agar chaho to wo khun bhi de sakta hai
ek mazlum ki har baat atal hoti hai

sher-goi ki aziyyat bhi aziyyat hai ajib
quwwat-e-fikr har ek sher pe shal hoti hai

khun jalta hai mere jism ka pahle 'atish'
tab kahin ja ke meri ek ghazal hoti hai