zamane! tahniyat tujh ko
ki phir maidan mara hai

magar ab ke jo haara hai
bada hi sakht-jaan nikla

muqabil tere aane ko bahut tayar phirta tha
liye hathiyar phirta tha

wafa ke, zarf ke
aankhon mein raushan khush-gumani ke

labon par khelti khwahish,
sukhan mein nachti ek hausla-mandi

ragon mein daudta sayyal irada tha
badan par khwab ki pahne zira-baktar

jabin par be-niyazi khud ki surat tikai thi
gira ke farsh par is ko

bada arsa laga tujh ko
ki is kashana-e-ummid bhi lams-e-zamin chakkhe

phir is ke baad
kitni der tak us ka

adam taslim-e-paspai mein chillate hue rahna
zamane tahniyat tujh ko

ki ab ki martaba jis ko pachhada hai
bada hi sakht-jaan tha wo!!