tere jalwon mein gum ho kar nishan baqi nahin rahta
nishan kaisa ki hasti ka guman baqi nahin rahta

mohabbat mein nizam-e-jism-o-jaan baqi nahin rahta
ye wo manzil hai jis mein karwan baqi nahin rahta

kahen sayyaad kya hum us chaman ke rahne wale hain
bahaaron mein gulistan tak jahan baqi nahin rahta

mita de apni hasti imtihan-gah-e-mohabbat mein
ki is ke baad koi imtihan baqi nahin rahta

tajalli teri jab hoti hai mahw-e-jalwa-arai
to phir jalwon se koi aastan baqi nahin rahta

wahan pahuncha diya soz-e-gham-e-pinhan ne ab hum ko
ki gham minjumla-e-umr-e-rawan baqi nahin rahta

ab us manzil pe le aai hai meri be-khudi mujh ko
jahan farq-e-makan-o-la-makan baqi nahin rahta

mere aaina-e-dil ki haqiqat puchhne wale
yahan aa kar koi raaz-e-nihan baqi nahin rahta

wo duniya ho lahad ho ya qayamat ho ki mahshar ho
gham-e-amal ka rona kahan baqi nahin rahta

sada aati hai raaton ko yahi gor-e-ghariban se
charagh-e-sarhad-e-manzil yahan baqi nahin rahta

bhula deti hai teri yaad yaad-e-ma-siwa dil se
tere hote khayal-e-digaran baqi nahin rahta

jabin-e-shauq jhuk bhi ja kahan ka pas-e-ruswai
ki phir qurb-e-jabin-o-astan baqi nahin rahta

mujhe hairat unhen shikwa jabin-e-shauq sargardan
ki sang-e-dar pe sajdon ka nishan baqi nahin rahta

jahan insaniyat ka khun ho jazbaat ki rau mein
wahan mear-e-takhliq-e-jahan baqi nahin rahta

shahidan-e-mohabbat ki ajab duniya hai ai 'afqar'
jahan zikr-e-hayat-e-jawedan baqi nahin rahta