ba-har-surat thahar jaana padega
agar raste mein mai-khana padega

mohabbat mein sukun-e-dil ki khatir
kisi din zahr bhi khana padega

abhi manzil kahan ai zauq-e-manzil
abhi to manzilon jaana padega

na puchho mujh se wajh-e-be-qarari
bhari mahfil mein sharmana padega

kahan jaun main tere dar se uth kar
palat kar phir yahin aana padega

yahi pur-lutf ulfat ho to pukhta
sarapa dard ban jaana padega

hain kya dair-o-haram un ki talab mein
khuda jaane kahan jaana padega

tamanna-e-wafadari salamat
unhen bhi hath phailana padega

jawani aabru-e-zindagi hai
ye daulat kho ke pachhtana padega

samajh lo 'jurm' dastur-e-mohabbat
zamane bhar ko samjhana padega