apne haal-e-dil pe khud hi muskura sakta hun main
kab kisi ke rahm ka ehsan utha sakta hun main

aashiyan ko phunk sakti hai agarche bijliyan
shakh-e-gul par bar bar is ko bana sakta hun main

dastan-e-gham ko kah sakta hun sirf ek aah main
aur tum chaho to afsana bana sakta hun main

tum agarche bakhsh sakte ho mujhe tanhaiyan
apni tanhai ko bhi mahfil bana sakta hun main

be-rukhi se tod sakte ho dil-e-nazuk ko tum
aur shikasta-saz dil par gunguna sakta hun main

har qadam par zist ne aa kar jhinjhoda hai mujhe
zindagi se kya kabhi aankhen chura sakta hun main

itni dekhi hain bahaaren itni dekhi hai khizan
ab to in ka farq bhi dil se mita sakta hun main

tum ko ye dawa ki tum har anjuman ki jaan ho
zoam hai mujh ko ki har mahfil pe chha sakta ho main

wo nigah-e-lutf gar tujh ko mayassar ho 'habib'
zindagi ko ek nai manzil pe la sakta hun main