zikr-e-tahrim-e-haram ya jam-e-sahba kuchh to ho
ruh ki shoala-mizaji ka mudawa kuchh to ho

dagh-e-dil zakhm-e-nazar soz-e-jigar fikr-e-hayat
hum tahi-daman sahi nazr-e-tamanna kuchh to ho

rahguzar viran hai har hadisa khamosh hai
ai dil-e-iza-talab bahr-e-tamasha kuchh to ho

zindagi phir apne mustaqbil se ghafil kyon hui
saghar-e-imroz mein sahba-e-farda kuchh to ho

hum kisi ehsas se khamosh hain un ke huzur
wo ba-zid hain hum se tashrih-e-tamanna kuchh to ho

be-talab kaise mile kyun-kar mile husn-e-talab
zindagi ke hont par aakhir taqaza kuchh to ho

kis qadar mayus hai mera junun-e-be-karan
'bakht' aakhir wusat-e-daman-e-sahra kuchh to ho