Ab aur jeeney ki surat nazar nahin ati..

Ab aur jeeney ki surat nazar nahin ati,
Kisi tarah bhi achi khabar nazar nahin ati,

Ussi ke aas main hai dil ka hujraa tareek,
Woh roshni jo kabhi mere ghar mein nahin ati,

Woh meherbaan hai to mehraab-o-baam tak na rahe,
Yeh dhoop kyon pas-ey dar o deewar nahin ati,

Hayaat mein ab koi aesa morr nahin,
Ke jis ke baad teri rahguzar nazar nahin ati,

Qabooliyat ki hai gharri to us ko maang hi loon,
Ke yeh gharri kabhi baar-e-dagar nahin ati,

Saraaye khaana dunyiyaa main shaam hoti hai,
Musaafiron ko naveed-e-safar nazar nahin ati..