zikr-e-shab ke said ho gae kya
sahar-sae baid ho gae kya

dard kun se kashid ho gae kya
khwab shab se kharid ho gae kya

zindagi kyun hai larza-bar-andam
zalzale bhi shadid ho gae kya

koi baqi nahin tilism-e-jamal
ishq wale shahid ho gae kya

adab-adab ke zamane gae
silsile kuchh mazid ho gae kya

hijr hijrat malal gham aasar
zindagi ki nawed ho gae kya

na koi maslahat na bebaki
fard 'farhat' farid ho gae kya