rizq ki justuju mein kise thi khabar tu bhi ho jaega raegan ya akhi
teri aasuda-haali ki ummid par kar gae hum to apna ziyan ya akhi

jab na tha ye bayaban-e-diwar-o-dar jab na thi ye siyahi bhari rahguzar
kaise karte the hum guftugu raat bhar kaise sunta tha ye aasman ya akhi

jab ye khwahish ka amboh-e-wahshat na tha shahr itna tahi-dast-e-fursat na tha
kitne aabaad rahte the ahl-e-hunar har nazar thi yahan mehrban ya akhi

ye giroh-e-asiran-e-kizb-o-riya bandagan-e-diram bandagan-e-ana
hum faqat ahl-e-dil ye faqat ahl-e-zar umr kaise kategi yahan ya akhi

khud-kalami ka ye silsila khatm kar gosh-o-awaz ka fasla khatm kar
ek khamoshi hai phaili hui sar-basar kuchh sukhan chahiye darmiyan ya akhi

jism ki khwahish se nikal kar chalen zawiya justuju ka badal kar chalen
dhundne aagahi ki koi rahguzar ruh ke waste saeban ya akhi

han kaha tha ye hum ne bichhadte hue laut aaenge hum umr dhalte hue
hum ne socha bhi tha wapsi ka magar phir ye socha ki tu ab kahan ya akhi

khud-shanasi ke lamhe baham kab hue hum jo the dar-haqiqat wo hum kab hue
tera ehsan ho tu bata de agar kuchh hamein bhi hamara nishan ya akhi

qissa-e-ranj-o-hasrat nahin mukhtasar tujh ko kya kya bataegi ye chashm-e-tar
aatish-e-gham mein jalte hain qalb-o-jigar aankh tak aa raha hai dhuan ya akhi

tu hamein dekh aa kar sar-e-anjuman yun samajh le ki hain jaan-e-bazm-e-shukhan
ek to rudad dilchasp hai is qadar aur us par hamara bayan ya akhi

umr ke bab mein ab riayat kahan samt tabdil karne ki mohlat kahan
dekh baad-e-fana khatkhatati hai dar khatm hone ko hai dastan ya akhi

ho chuka sab jo hona tha sud-o-ziyan ab jo sochen to kya rah gaya hai yahan
aur kuchh fasle ka ye rakht-e-safar aur kuchh roz ka naqd-e-jaan ya akhi