darmandagi-e-ah-e-shab-gir ko kya kahiye
ek nala-e-be-kas ki tasir ko kya kahiye

mahrumi-e-qismat ki kije to shikayat kya
taqdir to dushman hai taqdir ko kya kahiye

jis bazm mein ulfat ko taqsir kaha jae
us bazm ko kya kahiye taqsir ko kya kahiye

jo tir ki ban jae ek juzw-e-dil-e-bismil
paiwast-e-rag-e-jaan ho us tir ko kya kahiye

jo husn mukammal tha us zehn-e-musawwir mein
taswir mein utra hai taswir ko kya kahiye

har sans pe tute hai ek ek kadi phir bhi
hasti hai ki jakdi hai zanjir ko kya kahiye