shauq-e-sawab kuchh nahin khauf-e-azab kuchh nahin
jis mein na josh-e-johd ho us ka shabab kuchh nahin

zindagi ek sawal hai jis ka jawab maut hai
maut bhi ek sawal hai jis ka jawab kuchh nahin

naghma-e-nau ke waste ghair ki ehtiyaj kya
chhed de tar-e-saz-e-dil chang-o-rubab kuchh nahin

saf dilon ke waste tang hai arsa-e-hayat
zat-e-hubab khub hai umr-e-hubab kuchh nahin

barhaman aur shaikh mein jhagde yahi hain raat din
teri kitab kuchh nahin teri kitab kuchh nahin

raat ko mai-kade mein kal thi kisi mast ki sada
ek nazar ka rang hai rang-e-sharab kuchh nahin