jaise jaise dard ka pindar badhta jae hai
e'timad-e-lazzat-e-azar badhta jae hai

dil umadta aae hai mitti hui jati hai nam
zindagi par zindagi ka bar badhta jae hai

ye na puchho dekhta jata hai mud mud kar kise
ek diwana ki su-e-dar badhta jae hai

kuchh na kuchh hona hai aakhir tap ke kundan jal ke rakh
dil ki jaanib shoala-e-afkar badhta jae hai

aagahi ka sadqa wajib hai uthao jam-e-zahr
lamha lamha waqt ka israr badhta jae hai

sakhti-e-rah-e-talab se dil larazta hai magar
mujh se aage jazba-e-bedar badhta jae hai

rafta rafta soz-e-hirman hota jata hai fuzun
rafta rafta zindagi se pyar badhta jae hai

ye jahan-e-ab-o-gil hai imtihan-gah-e-shuur
gham ba-qadr-e-azmat-e-kirdar badhta jae hai

kya khabar 'hurmat' ki takmil-e-safar ho kis tarah
iltifat-e-wadi-e-pur-khar badhta jae hai