dekha tha kis nazar se tum ne hansi hansi mein
ek dard-e-mustaqil hai ab meri zindagi mein

kaba bhi but-kada bhi hai rah-e-bandagi mein
ye manzilen hain kaisi dushwar aashiqi mein

ai dost yaad un ki ab tak rula rahi hai
do din jo mil gae the hansne ko zindagi mein

ek baat par hamari uljhan mein pad gae tum
duniya na jaane kya kya karti hai dosti mein

jab hosh mein raha main chhupte rahe wo mujh se
parde hata diye sab dekha jo be-khudi mein

ai meri sham-e-furqat yun dil nahin bahalta
kuchh aur raushni kar taron ki raushni mein

manzil pe mujh ko la kar daman jhatak rahe ho
yaad aaega mujhe ye ehsan zindagi mein

daur-e-khizan se ab to bahla raha hun dil ko
kanton mein phans gaya hun phulon ki dosti mein

tu un ke samne ho wo tere samne hon
aisa bhi ek sajda 'arif' ho be-khudi mein