tum ne hathon pe mera nam likha mere ba'd
mera har lafz bana rang-e-hina mere ba'd

mere hone hi se tha us pe yaqin-e-kaamil
kitna be-faiz sa hai mera khuda mere ba'd

kaun maikhane ki tahzib se waqif the yahan
sab ko aa jaegi pine ki ada mere baad

main jo mahrum-e-karam dar se tere lauta hun
hath ab uthte nahin bahr-e-dua mere ba'd

mere hote jise kahte hue khaif the sabhi
zindagi ne wahi afsana kaha mere ba'd

sarkhushi ras na aai jise hamrah mere
jam-e-gham pi ke wo shadab hua mere ba'd

aaj bhi khushk hai kanton ki zaban khak-e-chaman
bhejna phir se koi aabla-pa mere baad

koi aahat hai na sargoshi na aawaz koi
kitna tanha hai ye sahra-e-wafa mere baad

main hi tha jo teri tausif kiya karta tha
ab 'khalish' kaun kare teri sana mere ba'd