duriyan simatne mein der kuchh to lagti hai
ranjishon ke mitne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

hijr ke dorahe par ek pal na thahra wo
raste badalne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

aankh se na hatna tum aankh ke jhapakne tak
aankh ke jhapakne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

hadisa bhi hone mein waqt kuchh to leta hai
bakht ke bigadne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

khushk bhi na ho pai raushnai harfon ki
jaan-e-man mukarne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

fard ki nahin hai ye baat hai qabile ki
gir ke phir sambhalne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

dard ki kahani ko ishq ke fasane ko
dastan banne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

dastaken bhi dene par dar agar na khulta ho
sidhiyan utarne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

khwahishen parindon se lakh milti-julti hon
dost par nikalne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

umr-bhar ki mohlat to waqt hai taaruf ka
zindagi samajhne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

rang yun to hote hain baadalon ke andar hi
par dhanak ke banne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

un ki aur phulon ki ek si ridaen hain
titliyan pakadne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

zalzale ki surat mein ishq war karta hai
sochne samajhne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

bhid waqt leti hai rahnuma parakhne mein
karwan banne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

ho chaman ke phulon ka ya kisi pari-wash ka
husn ke sanwarne mein der kuchh to lagti hai

mustaqil nahin 'amjad' ye dhuan muqaddar ka
lakdiyan sulagne mein der kuchh to lagti hai