paigham zindagi ne diya maut ka mujhe
marne ke intizar mein jina pada mujhe

is inqalab ki bhi koi had hai dosto
na-ashna samajhte hain ab aashna mujhe

kashti pahunch sakegi ye ta sahil-e-murad
dhoka na de khuda ke liye na khuda mujhe

wo tul-e-umr jis mein na ho lutf-e-zindagi
mil jae misl-e-khizr to kya faeda mujhe

dun tera sath umr-e-rawan kis tariq se
aankhen dikha rahe hain tere naqsh pa mujhe

takhliq-e-kaenat ko socha kiya magar
kuchh ibtida mili na 'safi' intiha mujhe