dilon se uthne lagega dhuan to kya hoga
badal gaya kabhi rang-e-jahan to kya hoga

machal gaya jo dil-e-na-tawan to kya hoga
utha na ishq ka bar-e-giran to kya hoga

hamein fareb-e-mohabbat qubul hai lekin
jo khul gai kabhi dil ki zaban to kya hoga

hum ahl-e-dil hain kisi imtihan se kya darte
liya falak ne tera imtihan to kya hoga

hazar dard samete hue hun ek dil mein
bikhar gai jo meri dastan to kya hoga

'hayat' kis ko dikhaungi aabgina-e-dil
mila na koi yahan qadr-dan to kya hoga