ashk-e-gham aankhon se kitne bah gae
jo na kahna tha use hum kah gae

chhut ke tujh se be-sahaare rah gae
zindagi ke sab kinare bah gae

koi insan sa asir-e-gham nahin
aai jo sar par hamare sah gae

dekh kar duniya ke ye taur-o-tariq
kitne naghme ghut ke dil mein rah gae

pahuncha diwana to manzil par magar
in-o-an mein hum ulajh kar rah gae

tera gham fikr-e-jahan tanhaiyan
dagh hum sine pe kya kya sah gae

hijr mein bhi wasl ke aae maze
yun tasawwur mein hum un ke bah gae

kis ne pai teri nazron se panah
dil ko apne ab bachate rah gae

ab jawani ka wahan josh-o-kharosh
ai 'habib' ab hausle sab dah gae