bahla raha hun dil ko ki gham mo'atabar nahin
mana shab-e-hayat meri mukhtasar nahin

wo kya gae ki sari masarrat liye gae
taskin-e-dil nahin hai qarar-e-jigar nahin

mai-kash wahi hain bazm mein jam-o-subu wahi
lekin wo dil-nawaz kisi ki nazar nahin

ek musht-e-khak ke bhi barabar nahin hai wo
dil aashna-e-dard-e-mohabbat agar nahin

dair-o-haram mein shaikh-o-barahman hain fitna-saz
mahfuz un ke shar se khuda ka bhi ghar nahin

har phul sina-chaak hai har shakh sar-nigun
sehn-e-chaman mein kaun hai jo nauhagar nahin

hum intizar-e-subh-e-bahaaran kiye rahe
gulshan mein apne aai nasim-e-sahar nahin

main hi hun ek jaanib-e-manzil rawan-dawan
rah-e-wafa mein koi mera ham-safar nahin

gham-ha-e-rozgar naqib-e-khushi bhi hain
wo kaun si hai shab jo amin-e-sahar nahin

eajaz hai ye un ki mohabbat ka ai 'zaki'
makhfi meri nazar se koi rahguzar nahin