aise mantar bhi ho gae ijad
laxmi bhi saraswati bhi mili

wo jo ham-manzili nahin bhule
un ko taufiq-e-ham-rawi bhi mili

dushmanon hi se dushmani bhi mili
aur dar-parda rahbari bhi mili

dost hi jaan ko bhi aate rahe
doston hi se zindagi bhi mili

apne pyaron se pyar hum ko to tha
ranj pae magar khushi bhi mili

justuju ki mazid bakhshi dekh
gul jo dhunda bakawli bhi mili

zindagi thi faqat nasheb-o-faraaz
ya kabhi sath-e-mustawi bhi mili

musla-dhaar neamaten barsin
un mein kotah-damani bhi mili