Marti hue zamen ko bachana para mjhy,
badal ki trhan dasht my ana para mjhy,
wo kr nhi raha tha meri baat ka yaqeen,
phir yun hua k mar k dikhana para mjhy,
bholy sy meri simt koi daikhta na tha,
chehry py aik zakhm lagana para mjhy,
os ajnabi sy hath milany k wasty,
mehfil my sb sy hath milana para mjhy,
yaaden then aisi dafn k bad az farokht bhi,
os ghar ki daikh bhal ko jana para mjhy,
os bewafa ki yaad dilata tha bar bar,
kal ainy py hath othana para mjhy,
os sy bichar k osny to mar jana tha hasan,
oski nazar my khud ko girana para mjhy...*