waqt-e-rukhsat har ek baat rone lagi
aakhiri thi mulaqat rone lagi

sar jhukae andheron ki aaghosh mein
jaane kyon raat-bhar raat rone lagi

justuju zindagi ko tabassum ki thi
dekh kar talkh haalat rone lagi

asp-o-farzin gae shutur bhi na rahe
kha ke paidal se shah mat rone lagi

dar se munim ke sail ko kuchh na mila
khali daman pe khairaat rone lagi

rahzanon ke sitam zulm ko dekh kar
ab kamin-gah mein ghat rone lagi

be-gunahi thi chehron se un ke ayan
qaidiyon par hawalat rone lagi

narmada tapti mein lahu dekh kar
gul-fishan khak-e-gujraat rone lagi

har qadam sazishen qatl-o-ghaarat-gari
azmat-e-hind haihat rone lagi

bughz-o-nafrat ke sailab mein ghota-zan
ganga-jamani musawat rone lagi

sar mataf-e-haram mein jhuka jab kabhi
lab pe 'sakhir' munajat rone lagi