palkon pe tairte hue mahshar tamam-shud
aankhen khulin to khwab ke manzar tamam-shud

zinda hai bhuk aaj bhi ifrit ki tarah
tir-o-tafang-o-lashkar-o-khanjar tamam-shud

logo tum apne zarf se badh kar diya karo
is bar zakhm bhar gae nashtar tamam-shud

tahrir kar raha tha kahani junun ki main
lekin khayal-o-fikr ka mehwar tamam-shud

khud apna aks aainon mein dhundte hain log
shisha-garon ke shahr mein paikar tamam-shud

jab dhup odhe baithi ho ghurbat qatar mein
samjho khudi ka aakhiri zewar tamam-shud

'zakir' rachi-basi koi sazish faza mein thi
udne se peshtar mera shahpar tamam-shud