Aah-E-Zindan Mein Jo Ki charKH Pe Aawaz Gai

ah-e-zindan men jo ki charḳh pe avaz ga.i

par ga.e par na miri ḳhvahish-e-parvaz ga.i

yaad itna hai mire lab pe fughan aa.i thi

phir ḳhuda jaane kahan dil ki ye avaz ga.i

main ne anjam se pahle na palaT kar dekha

duur tak saath mire manzil-e-aghaz ga.i

maut jis raah men ghabra ke qadam rakhti thi

zindagi apni vahan bhi ba-sad andaz ga.i

par bhi baazu ke the mazbut aza.em puḳhta

phir bhi bekar miri koshish-e-parvaz ga.i

dekhte dekhte ḳhamosh hua naghma-e-dil

taar jab TuuT ga.e saaz ki avaz ga.i

ai ‘falak’ main jo gaya su-e-falak shor hua

mahfil-e-dahr se ik hasti-e-mumtaz ga.i