dair-o-haram se kaam na ku-e-butan se hai
wabasta zindagi tere dard-e-nihan se hai

aaghaz-e-dard-e-ishq na puchho kahan se hai
ye baat mawara gham-e-sharh-o-bayan se hai

kitne maze se ahl-e-fana ki guzar gai
jo qaid hai tayyun nam-o-nishan se hai

kab se hun gham-nasib-e-mohabbat na puchhiye
ye dekhiye ki silsila-e-gham kahan se hai

waqif mizaj-e-gul se na rang-e-bahaar se
kahne ko to lagaw gul-o-gulsitan se hai

duniya hai khud fareb umid is se kya rakhen
kuchh aas hai to sirf tere aastan se hai

jo aashna ho jalwa-e-sad-rang se tere
kya kaam us ko farq bahaar-o-khizan se hai

gulchin qafas bahaar khizan barq aandhiyan
kitnon ka nam ek mere gulistan se hai

jis par haqiqat safar-e-zindagi khuli
wo karwan mein rah ke alag karwan se hai

so aashiyan chaman mein rahen to raha karen
jo ikhtilaf hai wo mere aashiyan se hai

rudad-e-zindagi bhi hai apni ajib 'shauq'
har shakhs bad-guman meri dastan se hai