dhala jo din to gaya nur-e-aftab bhi sath
shabab le gaya ranai-e-shabab bhi sath

wo sath tha to shab-e-zindagi charaghan thi
jilau mein rahte the anjum bhi mahtab bhi sath

hayat kya hai faqat mustaar-e-lamha-e-shauq
ye kah ke le gai mauj-e-hawa habab bhi sath

isi mein khair hai nazren jhuki rahen warna
nazar uthegi to jal jaega naqab bhi sath

hamin se raunaq-e-hasti hai is kharabe mein
jo hum mite to mitegi ye aab-o-tab bhi sath

hayat dard ki tughyaniyon mein dubi hai
gham-e-habib bhi hai zist ke azab bhi sath

khuda-e-arsh-e-sukhan se hun faizyab 'kalim'
ki tur-e-sher se laya hun main kitab bhi sath