duniya tere matlab ki hai tu duniya ke matlab ka
aur donon ke pas nahin hai kuchh bhi mere matlab ka

asli baat pe kya phal aata haha-kar ke mausam mein
sab ne bagh laga rakkha hai apne apne matlab ka

apni hi aawaz pe lattu ho kar ibn-e-adam ne
kaisa kaisa lafz banaya kaise kaise matlab ka

rishton ki tamir mein koi dar to rakhna padta hai
chhoti chhoti ummidon ka halke-phulke matlab ka

baat barae baat ka khalis lutf uthaen aaj zara
thodi der bhula do jhagda ulte-sidhe matlab ka

donon par be-laus mohabbat ki ek chhatri kafi thi
tum ne sar par kya tana hai dohre tihre matlab ka

mere dil ko git bana kar gao lekin yaad rahe
is par koi harf na aae aise waise matlab ka

chhota sa ek jumla sun kar din achchha ho jata hai
lekin tere lab se nikle aur ho achchhe matlab ka

ek anguthi ghad lo bibi roz sadaen deta hai
dur kahin ek sipi andar moti gahre matlab ka