kisi ki chah mein gham kya hai aur khushi kya hai
tujhe khabar nahin mafhum-e-ashiqi kya hai

tapish mein dhup ke hoti hai qadr sae ki
na ho jo maut ka khatra to zindagi kya hai

nahin hai farq andhere mein aur ujale mein
nazar na aae jahan to wo raushni kya hai

hain yun to saikdon makhluq bazm-e-hasti mein
nahin hai dil mein mohabbat to aadmi kya hai

rahe jo dil se lipat kar wo gham hi behtar hai
jo chand lamhon ki mehman hai wo khushi kya hai

hai aadmi to uthana hai bar hasti ka
hai aas jine ki honton pe kapkapi kya hai

tere liye to jhukana bhi sar ibaadat hai
agar jhuka na sake dil to bandagi kya hai

tumhaare jalwa-e-aqdas ka ek partaw hai
ye najm aur ye zohra ye mushtari kya hai

wo dil-lagi hai agar gudgudi si aa jae
jala de dil ko jo 'asghar' wo dil-lagi kya hai