maut si khamoshi jab un labon pe tari ki
tab kahin nibha pai rasm raazdari ki

hum abhi nidamat ki qaid se nahin nikle
katte hain roz o shab fasl be-qarari ki

bhul hi nahin sakte ai gham-e-jahan tu ne
jis tarah pazirai umr bhar hamari ki

kam zara na hone di ek lafz ki hurmat
ek ahd ki sari umr pasdari ki

sab ana-parasti ki masnadon pe hain faez
sar kare kadi manzil kaun khaksari ki

pur-khatar rifaqat wo jo mafad ke tabe
soch be-samar apni zat ke pujari ki

ek dard ki lazzat barqarar rakhne ko
kuchh latif jazbon ki khun se aabyari ki