gham ki garmi se dil pighalte rahe tajrabe aansuon mein dhalte rahe ek lamhe ko tum mile the magar umr bhar dil ko hum masalte rahe subh ke dar se aankh lag na saki raat bhar karwaten badalte rahe zahr tha zindagi ke kuze mein jaante the magar nigalte rahe dil raha sarkhushi se begana garche arman bahut nikalte rahe apna azm-e-safar na tha apna hukm milta raha to chalte rahe zindagi sarkhushi junun wahshat maut ke nam kyun badalte rahe ho gae jin pe karwan pamal sab unhi raston pe chalte rahe dil hi gar bais-e-halakat tha rukh hawaon ke kyun badalte rahe ho gae khamushi se hum rukhsat sare ahbab hath malte rahe har khushi 'arsh' wajh-e-dard bani farsh-e-shabnam pe panw jalte rahe