gham-e-hasti na kuchh fikr-e-dil-o-jaan hai jahan main hun
ki har har gam par koi nigahban hai jahan main hun

har ek nazzara sau pardon mein pinhan hai jahan main hun
khuda jaane kahan kal bazm-e-imkan hai jahan main hun

har ek jazba tayyun se gurezan hai jahan main hun
gham-e-dil be-niyaz-e-kufr-o-iman hai jahan main hun

kamal-e-be-khudi manzil-ba-manzil kaam karta hai
junun-e-justuju sar-dar-gareban hai jahan main hun

hawa mein ek musalsal irtiash-e-shauq hai pinhan
faza mein paiham ek bijli si raqsan hai jahan main hun

gham-e-hasil muqayyad kar raha hai sai-e-hasil ko
mazaq-e-arzu diwar-e-zindan hai jahan main hun

mujhe har yaum ishrat partaw-e-ru-e-nigarin hai
shab-e-gham saya-e-zulf-e-pareshan hai jahan main hun

kahan ke aish-o-gham kaisi muraden kaise andeshe
ki sari zindagi khwab-e-pareshan hai jahan main hun

junun insan ke andaz-e-farzana ko kahte hain
khirad ka nam ehsas-e-pasheman hai jahan main hun

jo har manzil mein rahbar tha wo ab bhi sath hai warna
yahan har gam par laghzish ka imkan hai jahan main hun

kisi se 'kaif' main raaz-e-haqiqat kis tarah puchhun
har ek surat har ek nazzara hairan hai jahan main hun