Us raah pe jaane se pahle asbaab sanbhaal ke rakh lena

Us raah pe jaane se pahle asbaab sanbhaal ke rakh lena

Kuchh ashk firaaq se le lena kuchh phool visaal ke rakh lena


Ek umr ki mahroomi apne seene meN chhupaana mushkil hai

Jab hadd E wazaahahat aajaaye, yeh teer nikaal ke rakh lena


Ek hairat dil meN jhaNkegi, aaNkhoN meN sitaare TaaNkegi

Jo aaNsoo tum par bhaari hoN daaman me uchhaal ke rakh lena


Ek aisi chup  taari  karnaa jaise  goyaayi se ‘aari ho

Khaamoshi ke gahwaare me aawaazeN paal ke rakh lena


Chehre se khushi saabit karna jaise har dukh se ghaafil ho

HaaN baab E takhatub aaye to alfaaz malaal ke rakh lena


Woh shaam bahut jald aayegi jo tum ko tum se milaayegi

Us shaam tum apni aahoN se kuchh naGhme dhaal ke rakh lena


Is kaar E jahaaN ki wahshat par jab koi dastaawez likho

Sab se aakhir meN kuchh safhe apne ahwaal ke rakh lena


Taa’eed ke sannate se uTho, tardeed ke shor meN aajaao

Ek talkh jawaab se behtar hai ilzaam sawaal ke rakh lena


Ye khaboN, zakhmoN, daaGhoN ki tarteeb munasib hai lekin

Is zaad E safar meN ‘Azm’ kahiN kuchh sadme haal ke rakh lena