ab wo jo nahin un ki tamanna bhi bahut hai
jine ke liye shorish-e-duniya bhi bahut hai

ab sard-hawa shoala-e-jaan soz-e-junun bhi
ab garmi-e-husn-e-rukh-e-zeba bhi bahut hai

khush-kaamati-e-sarw ka charcha hai ghanimat
ab tazkira-e-nargis-o-lala bhi bahut hai

tum kaun se the aise saza-war-e-inayat
wo puchh rahe hain tumhein itna bhi bahut hai

ya talkhi-e-mai hi thi jawab-e-gham-e-duniya
ya zikr-e-mai-o-saghar-o-mina bhi bahut hai

ya gardish-e-dauran ko bhi khatir mein na late
ya ab kisi ummid pe jina bhi bahut hai