ba-nam-e-ishq gham-e-motabar zaruri hai

ba-nam-e-ishq gham-e-mo'tabar zaruri hai
hayat ke liye koi hunar zaruri hai
kuchh aur ho na ho hasil baqa-e-dil ke liye
ek iztirab-e-musalsal magar zaruri hai


nashat-e-did jo manzur hai to ai yaro
nazar ke sath khulus-e-nazar zaruri hai
bahut ghalat hai tamanna-e-khud-faramoshi
wafur-e-ishq mein apni khabar zaruri hai


khyal-e-zinat-e-fasl-e-bahaar se pahle
mizaj-dani-e-barq-o-sharar zaruri hai
kuchh hum bhi aap se ummid-e-lutf rakhte hain
udhar bhi ek uchatti nazar zaruri hai


chaman ko aur hasin-tar banana hai 'mansha'
to rang-e-kari-e-khun-e-jigar zaruri hai