dhup qismat hai to phir dhup ka khugar hona
kya zaruri hai sada saya ka sar par hona

kyon na hum lamha-e-maujud mein hans kar ji len
jab ki mumkin nahin haalat ka behtar hona

sirf qisson ki kitabon mein padha karte the
hum ne dekha na tha insan ka patthar hona

sirf surat nahin sirat bhi bigad jati hai
ek ajab rog hai haara hua lashkar hona

nam jis haal ka sahra mein hai aazada-rawi
shahar mein us ko kaha jata hai be-ghar hona

ho gaya itna to 'yunus' ki ghazal se zahir
ahd-e-hazir mein bhi mumkin hai sukhan-war hona