uthenge maut se pahle usi safar ke liye
jise hayat ke sadmon ne multawi na kiya

wo hum ki phul ki lau ko fareb dete the
qarib-e-sham sitaron ki rahguzar pe chale

wo hum ki taza jahan ke naqib-e-zan the nae
saba ki chaal se aage hamari chaal rahi

magar guman ke qadmon ne us ko tai na kiya
wahi safar jo hamare aur us ke bich raha

jise hayat ke sadmon ne multawi na kiya
utha ke hath mein neze pila ke aab-e-sarab

kamin-gah-e-hawas se nishane dil ke liye
tamam samt se aai shahabiyon ki sipah

hamari zat ko ghera misal-e-lashkar-e-sham
hazar bar ulajh ke phata libas-e-yaqin

magar tali na kabhi us mubahise se zaban
jo sakinan-e-zamin aur hamare bich hua

rah-e-waqar pe baithe the aaine le kar
jinhen sabaat pe koi bhi ikhtiyar na tha

thama ke hath mein gham ke buraq-e-dil ki inan
nikal gae na ruke ruh ki hadon se idhar

falak ke kohna dariche salam karte rahe
magar charagh ka saya abhi wajud mein hai

zarur apne hisaron mein lega nur-e-dimagh
sahar ke waqt badhega ghunudgi ka asar

daraaz hoga wahin dard ke shabab ka qad
mila ghubar ki surat jahan nasib ka phal

jahan shikar hua hai meri zaban ka hunar
wahin se dhund ke laenge aadmi ki khabar

uthenge maut se pahle usi safar ke liye