ye jo fasl-e-furqat-e-asr hai
ise kat bhi

ye jo daftar-e-gham-e-zist hai
ise band kar

ise band kar ki wo but-farosh nahin rahe
jo asir the rukh-e-dahr ke

tere ru-ba-ru tere chaar su
shab hast-o-bud ki rah mein tere ham-qadam

tere aainon ki shikastagi ka bharam liye
koi aur kab hai mere siwa

koi aur kab tha mere baghair
magar ai rahin-e-dam-e-alast

mere waqiye ke muqaddamat se peshtar
meri bandagi ko farogh de

kabhi dopahar ke khumar mein
kisi aks-e-mauj-e-bala mein rakh

mere khak-o-khun ko nihaal kar
mujhe khol taza hawa mein rakh