main kitab-e-gham-e-hasti ki hun tahrir koi
uljhi uljhi si ho pechida si tafsir koi

main ki ek jabr-e-musalsal mein pisa jata hun
dhundli dhundli si ibarat main bana jata hun

jabr aisa hai ki lamhon ki khataen jaise
ban gain sadiyon ki wo sari sazaen jaise

jabr ki had bhi muqarrar nahin meri khatir
yani main sada-mizaj aur wo zalim shatir

puchhta bhi nahin mujh se ki tera sabr hai kyon
aur wazahat bhi nahin is ki ki ye jabr hai kyon

pahle khushbu meri gum-gashta si rahon ki mile
phir saza jo bhi mile karda gunahon ki mile

main wo tahrir hun padhta nahin jis ko koi
aur padh le to samajhta nahin jis ko koi

rasm-e-khat ajnabi jis ka wo ibarat hun main
jis ki buniyaad hai khasta wo imarat hun main

makdiyon ne mere atraf bune hain jale
ye hain jale mere samjhe hue dekhe-bhaale

chandni meri hai aur na hi sitare mere
meri kashti hai na dhaare na kinare mere

mere mathe pe tabassum ki shikan bhi hogi
us ke pichhe kai rishton ki thakan bhi hogi

main pahunch jaunga ek roz zamin ke niche
khak hi hogi phir is khak-nashin ke niche

gard jam jaegi ek roz meri turbat par
phir to main ro bhi na paunga teri harakat par

zehn mauf hai aur dil abhi shaq hai mera
tujh pe ai umr-e-rawan thoda to haq hai mera

ai meri ruh ke malik ye muqaddar kar de
main gham-e-zist ka mara mujhe patthar kar de

ya hisab-e-kam-o-besh aaj barabar kar de
ya meri ruh mere jism se bahar kar de