aap kya jaanen mohabbat ka tamasha kya hai
shoala-e-ishq kise kahte hain sauda kya hai

koi khush hai koi na-khush koi shaki tujh se
kaun jaane ki teri bazm ka qissa kya hai

saghar-e-mahr-o-wafa daur mein tha subh-o-masa
jaane ab majlis-e-ahbab ka naqsha kya hai

ilm-e-taqdir pe mauquf nahin mera amal
kaun jaane meri taqdir ka likkha kya hai

jis ke imroz mein baqi na rahe ruh-e-hayat
saf zahir hai ki us qaum ka farda kya hai

jagmagate ye sitare ye falak ke kheme
'tu' ne parde to ye dekhe pas-e-parda kya hai

karsazi pe khuda ki hai bharosa warna
main agar jaan ladaun bhi to hota kya hai

sar hatheli pe liye phirte hain jo log 'uruj'
un se puchho ki mohabbat ka tariqa kya hai