chaar-din ko hai yahan shart-e-iqamat kya kya
fursat-e-zist mein shamil hai musibat kya kya

sar-phire log hain hum apne junun ki rau mein
soch lete hain dil-e-zar ki qimat kya kya

wo to kahiye ki guzar kar khas-o-khashak hue
warna sangin thi haalat ki surat kya kya

aaj mushkil hai bahut wada-e-farda pe yaqin
aur kal dosh pe aaegi nadamat kya kya

tum to kya ho sar-e-diwar-e-zamana 'khurshid'
raegan ho ke mita naqsh-e-fazilat kya kya