rasm-e-andesha se farigh hue hum
apne daman ki shikan mein simte

kaf-e-ayyam ki pur-pech lakiron mein kahin
apne aainda-e-nadida se sahme hue hum

gah ijmal-e-guzishta pe gulu-gir hue
jaise dhul jaega bechaari riwayat ke shanon ka ghubar

chand bimar iradon ki ayaadat chahi
gah nayab duaon ka shumar

aur taqrir ke pechida sawalat ko dohraate hue
ek ek kar ke sab ahbab ne rukhsat chahi

rasm-e-andesha ki taqrib-e-mulaqat se farigh hue hum
rasm-e-andesha kisi aur zamane ka gunah

aur duniyaon ka jurm
jis ki zanjir-e-mukafat mein uljhe hue hum

apne ajdad ke aasar ke derina faqir
kasa-bar-dosh sar-e-dast-e-ata jate hain

maut bar-dosh sar-e-dast-e-ata jate hain
maut aur wasl ki tabir pe sargarm-e-kalam

apni tarikh ka insaf baja late hain
rasm-e-andesha ki tarikh-e-mukafat

ke mare hue hum