hunar jo talib-e-zar ho hunar nahin rahta
mahal-sara mein koi kuza-gar nahin rahta

bichhadte waqt kisi se hamein bhi tha ye guman
ki zakhm kaisa bhi ho umr-bhar nahin rahta

main apne haq ke siwa mangta agar kuchh aur
to mere harf-e-dua mein asar nahin rahta

kuchh aur bhi guzar-auqat ke wasile hain
gada khazina-e-kashkol par nahin rahta

wo kaun hai jo musafir ke sath chalta hai
khayal-e-yar bhi jab ham-safar nahin rahta

jise banate sajate hain jis mein rahte hain
sawere aankh khule to wo ghar nahin rahta

khuli faza na rahe yaad agar parindon ko
gham-e-shikastagi-e-baal-o-par nahin rahta

hum ek shab mein kai khwab dekhte hain so ab
wo aa ke khwab mein bhi raat-bhar nahin rahta

'kamal' log bhi kya hain guman ye rakhte hain
jo bas gaya ho kahin dar-ba-dar nahin rahta