wahshat mein yaad aae hai zanjir dekh kar
hum bhagte the zulf-e-girah-gir dekh kar

jab tak na khak ho jiye hasil nahin kamal
ye baat khul gai hamein iksir dekh kar

uzr-e-gunah dawar-e-mahshar se kyun karun
gham mit gaya hai nama-e-taqdir dekh kar

hun tishna-kaam-e-dasht-e-shahadat zi-bas ki main
girta hun aab-e-khanjar-o-shamshir dekh kar

'arif' chhupa to hum se wale hum to pa gae
jo baat hai ye rang ki taghir dekh kar