surkh daman mein shafaq ke koi tara to nahin
hum ko mustaqbil-e-zarrin ne pukara to nahin

dast o pa shal hain kinare se laga baitha hun
lekin is shorish-e-tufan se haara to nahin

is gham-e-dost ne kya kuchh na sitam dhae magar
gham-e-dauran ki tarah jaan se mara to nahin

dukh bhare giton se mamur hai kyun barbat-e-jaan
is mein kuchh gursana nazron ka ishaara to nahin

ashk jo de na uthe lau sar-e-mizhgan aa kar
sirf ek qatra-e-shabnam hai sharara to nahin

ek ujala sa jhalakta hai pas-e-parda-e-shab
chashm-e-be-khwab mein larzan koi tara to nahin

kitni ummidon pe jita raha 'wamiq' ab tak
ab magar ek yahi jine ka sahaara to nahin