gham kisi kohna-o-bosida waraq par maujud
sal-ha-sal se malfuz hikayat ki tarah

wahi qissa wahi baat
ek darmanda umid

dil mein uthti hui dhadkan ki tarah
maslak-e-nan-e-jawin

ranj-e-tannur-e-shikam
khwahish-o-khwab mein malfuf rasai ka ghubar

ya phir iflas ka ifrit-e-junun be-payan
bhuk aur shiddat-e-mahrumi-e-derina se

ek dil-soz tajassus ko liye tira-nasib
ek darmanda umid

zindagi haar gai
hawas-e-dam-o-diram zar-o-gauhar ke asir

khwahish-o-khwab samajh hi na sake
ek mauhum khata sarf-e-nazar ho na saki

maut taqdir hui
gham safar karta hua dar pe hua uftada

wahi rudad-e-qadim
jahan qabil ka rang

phail kar haibat-o-bad-shakl-o-siyah kahlaya
kohna bosida waraq

ahd-e-maujud talak aan chala
wahi qissa wahi baat

maslak-e-nan-e-jawin
ranj-e-tannur-e-shikam

ek darmanda umid
zindagi haar gai