ab sochta hun umr-e-do-roza se kya mila
duniya ko kya diya mujhe duniya se kya mila

jo kam-nigah the wahi ahl-e-nazar bane
hum ko hamare dida-e-bina se kya mila

dil ko diye hain zauq-e-tamanna ne sau fareb
dil ko magar fareb-e-tamanna se kya mila

irfan-e-shauq josh-e-junun zauq-e-bandagi
un ki talab thi aur mujhe kya se kya mila

dil hai ki rang-o-bu ke talatum mein gharq hai
main kya kahun ki us gul-e-rana se kya mila

wo mutmain hain ahd-e-rifaqat ko tod kar
hum munfail ki wada-e-farda se kya mila

daman mein aaj khar hain chhaale hain panw mein
gulshan se kya mila mujhe sahra se kya mila

mere surur-e-shauq ne be-khud kiya mujhe
warna khumar baada-e-sahba se kya mila

tab-e-nazar nahin sahi zauq-e-nazar to hai
dil ko khabar se sai-e-tamasha se kya mila

kya sham-e-arzu se 'mubarak' karen 'umid'
hum ko hamari subh-e-tamanna se kya mila