phir khinch gai achanak hamdam kaman-e-taqdir
aae dil-e-hazin par jaur-o-sitam ke phir tir

ghairon se jab mile hum apna bana ke chhoda
aur kar sake na us ko karna tha jis ko taskhir

auron ke chaak-qismat hum ne rafu kiye the
aur si sake na apna afsos chaak-e-taqdir

is darja su-e-zan hai har baat dil shikan hai
lae kahan se har din ek dil naya ba-dil-gir

pas-e-wafa hamara mohar-e-dahan bana hai
kis tarah ho sakegi ahwal-e-dil ki tafsir

aazad kab thi bulbul jo dam mein phansi ab
sayyaad khud rag-e-gul thi us ke haq mein zanjir

kyon surkh ho rahi hain phir tiliyan qafas ki
ai ashk-e-khun naya gul shayad khilae taqdir

aaya jo dar pe mujrim rahmat ne us ko bakhsha
kya qabil-e-muafi apni nahin thi taqsir