ajab fasurda-dili se hayat kaTi hai

ajab fasurda-dili se hayat kati hai
qarib baith ke mayyat ke raat kati hai
kisi ki yaad ki zanjir tutti hi na thi
ye qaid-e-umr ba-sad-mushkilat kati hai


habab-dar hua khud-numa jahan qatra
saza-e-dawa-e-irfan-e-zat kati hai
uruj khak-nashinon ka bhi are tauba
tanab-e-khema-e-gardun-sifat kati hai


wo khar-zar-e-hayat aur ye aabla-pai
lahu jala ke shab-e-sanehat kati hai
hua hai yun bhi ki jhuk jhuk ke jad mohabbat ki
rafiqon ne za-rah-e-iltifat kati hai


kahin na 'barq' ki mahrumiyon ka zikr aae
adu ne ishq-o-mohabbat ki baat kati hai