main ne dekhe hain wo marhale ki jahan
zindagi maut ka bahami fasla

do qadam bhi na tha
aise lamhon ki sari aziyyat ko main

kis qadar hauslon se sanbhaale raha
jab talak mujh mein jine ke aazar se munsalik

sans lene ki khwahish rahi
meri fikr-o-nazar ki sabhi kawishen

tira-o-tar maujon se ladti rahin
aur main maut ki sidhiyon pe khada

muskuraata raha
ab magar sochta hun ki ai jaan-e-jaan

jism ki sari aasaishen be-sifat
bazm ki sari sar-mastiyan bad-waza

zindagi maut ka bahami fasla
do qadam hi to tha

laut aaya hun kyon