rah ke pattharon se bhaari hai
hum ne kya zindagi guzari hai

raat ulti pahan ke sota hun
hijraton ka azab jari hai

hum to bazi laga ke haar chuke
dosto ab tumhaari bari hai

mujh pe phulon ka qarz hai main ne
zindagi shakh se utari hai

sochta hun ki thak gaya hun main
teri jaanib safar bhi jari hai

ye jo hum tum ko bhul jate hain
ek talluq ki ustuwari hai

ab zamana badal gaya hai 'qais'
ab mohabbat bhi ikhtiyari hai