ishq tasir se naumed nahin
jaan-sapari shajar-e-bed nahin

saltanat dast-ba-dast aai hai
jam-e-mai khatam-e-jamshed nahin

hai tajalli teri saman-e-wajud
zarra be-partaw-e-khurshed nahin

raaz-e-mashuq na ruswa ho jae
warna mar jaane mein kuchh bhed nahin

gardish-e-rang-e-tarab se dar hai
gham-e-mahrumi-e-jawed nahin

kahte hain jite hain ummed pe log
hum ko jine ki bhi ummed nahin