zaban kati so kati bahs mukhtasar to hui
jo baat main ne kahi thi wo mo'atabar to hui

ye din to raat mein dhalta nazar nahin aata
bhali thi shab ki guzar to gai sahar to hui

giri fasil jo zindan ki sar bahut phute
macha to shor magar khalq ko khabar to hui

muqable mein udhar tegh thi idhar gardan
main surakh-ru hun ki tafriq-e-khair-o-shar to hui

harif ho gae qurban mataa-e-duniya par
unhen bhi jaan se koi shai aziz-tar to hui