dil be-tab-o-tab ho gaya hai
aaina kharab ho gaya hai

har shakhs hai ishtihaar apna
har chehra kitab ho gaya hai

har sans se aa rahi hain lapken
har lamha azab ho gaya hai

jis din se bane ho tum masiha
haal aur kharab ho gaya hai

honton pe khila hua tabassum
zakhmon ki naqab ho gaya hai

socha tha to ishq tha haqiqat
dekha hai to khwab ho gaya hai

'qaisar' gham-e-zindagi simat kar
ek jam-e-sharab ho gaya hai