aakhiri kos mujhe aaj hi tai karna hai
aur is lambe safar ka ye kada kos mujhe

is qadar lamba badhana hai ki ab se pahle
jo bhi kuchh guzra hai mazi mein use phir ek bar

hazir-o-nazir-o-maujud sa main jhel sakun
arsa-e-ghaib-o-madum se is lamhe tak

wadiyan jharne charagahen maweshi panchhi
khet khaliyan chhapar-khat mere ghar ka dalan

ganw ki galiyan makan log dukanen bazar
aur phir shahr ki sadken bason caron ka shor

umr badhti hui bachpan se ladakpan ki taraf
aur ladakpan ki wo na-pukhta bulughat jis mein

mujh ko ehsas hua tha ki koi aur bhi hai
zindagi sari jise sath mere chalna hai

kaisa shorida-sar tufan tha tughyani thi
jis ne ek bawle insan ko be-rahmi se

dur anjaane se pardes mein la patkha tha
aur phir pa-ba-rikab aage hi aage ki taraf

sar pe saman uthae hue banjaron sa
dandi pagdandi sadak naql-o-hamal harkat-o-kuch

kaisi aayand-wurud thi ye muhim jo hijrat
jis mein simab qadam chalta raha hun barson

ek kos aur mujhe aaj ki shab chalna hai
aur is raat faqat apni hi sohbat mein agar

jo bhi main bhog chuka hun use sahba ki tarah
aakhiri kos ke is jam mein bhar kar aanand

ek lamha bhi tawaqquf na karun hath mein lun
aur ek ghunt main pi jaun to mera ye safar

surkh-rui se mukammal ho mujhe sair kare
aakhiri kos mujhe aaj hi tai karna hai