main kaise bataun tum batao
kis tarah ye din guzar rahe hain

tauhin haqaraten tanaffur
kis kis se nibah kar raha hun

yun faiz-e-khirad se bahra-war hun
har ek fareb-e-wahm taj ke

is raat ye sochne laga hun
main mo'taqid-e-panah hota

itna to na ru-siyah hota
shukr aur shikayaten duaen

mere liye koi aastana
tasir-dah-e-fughan nahin hai

juz jabr-e-nafas ye zindagani
tum ko to khabar hai kuchh nahin hai

har rishta jahan ka iftira hai
har jhut yahan ka haq-numa hai

tum ko to khabar hai is jahan mein
dil ka koi aashna nahin hai

dil ka koi aasra nahin hai
ek tum the so tum bhi chhup gae ho

ab mera koi khuda nahin hai!