agar hum un ke chakkar mein na yun aate to achchha tha
kunware zindagi bhar rah ke mar jate to achchha tha

muqaddar mein likha tha hum jo un se ja ke takrae
kisi patthar se apne sar ko takraate to achchha tha

gae the baalti bharne pe un se ishq kar baithe
ghade apne kisi masjid se bhar late to achchha tha

musibat ban gaya ghodi pe sahra bandh kar chadhna
khushi se hum agar suli pe chadh jate to achchha tha

raqibon ne hamari khana-abaadi mein shirkat ki
usi mauqa pe ye kambakht ad jate to achchha tha

wahi shadi ka laddu kha ke pachhtana pada hum ko
takalluf waqai us waqt farmate to achchha tha

kahan hai tab-o-taqat jis pe tum ko naz rahta tha
jawani par na tum 'masrur' itraate to achchha tha