fikr-e-jahan se khele zor-e-butan se khele
hum daur-e-zindagi mein har imtihan se khele

phulon se koi khela kaliyon se koi uljha
hum dard-ashna the dard-e-nihan se khele

jab bichhde doston ki yaad i baithe baithe
hum be-qarar ho kar ashk-e-rawan se khele

aasan na tha guzarna kuchh rah-e-ashiqi se
hasti mitai apni apni hi jaan se khele

duniyan ki fikr kaisi uqba ka khauf kaisa
saqi ki ek nazar par hum do-jahan se khele

go husn-e-dilruba hai dil ki khalish bala hai
khele sambhal ke wo jo ishq-e-butan se khele

mazi ne di sadaen dekha magar na mud kar
hum yun 'habib' aksar umr-e-rawan se khele