phir hujum-e-gham-e-jaanan hai khuda khair kare
phir meri maut ka saman hai khuda khair kare

un ko sujhi hai taghaful ki riwayat-e-kuhan
zindagi mujh se gurezan hai khuda khair kare

khul na jae kahin aise mein sitaron ka bharam
wa naqab-e-rukh-e-jaanan hai khuda khair kare

apni hi aag mein jal jae na daman-e-hayat
har nafas shoala-ba-daman hai khuda khair kare

ye jawani ye tabassum ye nigahon ka fusun
kashmakash mein mera iman hai khuda khair kare

dast-e-nazuk mein tere rang-e-hina ke badle
surkhi-e-khun-e-shahidan hai khuda khair kare

pichhe pichhe chale aate hain mere dair-o-haram
samne manzil-e-jaanan hai khuda khair kare

aaj phir dil ka har ek zakhm ubhar aaya hai
aaj phir koi ghazal-khwan hai khuda khair kare

rang la kar hi rahi agli jawani 'mukhtar'
dast-e-wahshat mein gareban hai khuda khair kare