wo daur qarib aa raha hai
jab dad-e-hunar na mil sakegi

us shab ka nuzul ho raha hai
jis shab ki sahar na mil sakegi

puchhoge har ek se hum kahan hain
aur apni khabar na mil sakegi

aasan bhi na hoga ghar mein rahna
taufiq-e-safar na mil sakegi

khanjar si zaban ka zakhm kha ke
marham si nazar na mil sakegi

is rah-e-safar mein saya-e-afgan
ek shakh-e-shajar na mil sakegi

jaoge kisi ki anjuman mein
par us se nazar na mil sakegi

ek jins-e-wafa hai jis ko har-su
dhundoge magar na mil sakegi

sailab-e-hawas umad raha hai
ek tishna nazar na mil sakegi