jaante hi nahin khushi kya hai
gham ke maron ki zindagi kya hai

faisla kar diya zamane ne
dosti kya hai dushmani kya hai

ma-siwa ek hasin ghaflat ke
bagh mein phul ki hansi kya hai

ek ke gham ko dusra samjhe
aur mansha-e-dosti kya hai

jaante hain tumhaare diwane
azmat-e-chaak-damani kya hai

zulf-o-rukhsar saghar-o-mina
jaane ye sher-o-shaeri kya hai

inkisar-o-khulus-o-hamdardi
aur mearaj-e-zindagi kya hai

chaudhwin shab ke chand mein 'anwar'
aks un ka hai chandni kya hai