kya huin wahshaton ki jawan wadiyan
main kahan tha tamannaon ke pasban

ai dil-e-gham-zada main kahan aa gaya
main ne chaha tha lekin na chaha tha yun

inqalab itna afsurda itna hazin
hae ai meri hasrat-zada justuju

kyon teri kawishon ko zawal aa gaya
mere qadmon se manus rah-e-junun

ai faza ki tamanna-shikan khamushi
kis tarah mud gai kis jagah kho gai

kya hue aaj afkar ke karwan
jin ke sae nigahon se manus the

zulmaton ke dayaron ko kya ho gaya
jin se thin aashna meri tanhaiyan

dil kahan aarzuon ka madfan liye
koi jae bhi aakhir to jae kahan

mera josh-e-safar meri be-bakiyan
wo bayaban-nawardi ki aazadiyan

wo takhayyul ki ek kaenat-e-hasin
wo tasawwur ka aalam wo sargoshiyan

lamha lamha wo ghatte hue fasle
meri raftar par naqsh-e-hairat bane

manzilon ke fasurda-nazar silsile
aaj kyon mere mazi ki taqdir hain

aaj main hun jahan hai aur afsurdagi
bazm-e-hasti ki nala-kunan mahfilen

yas ki wadiyan dard ki majlisen
har qadam par irada-shikan hadse

har nazar mein alam-posh khamoshiyan
aise ghamnak aalam mein ghabra ke phir

kya tajjub agar aaj dil man le
zindagani shikaston ka ambar hai