gham-e-hayat se fursat hamein kabhi na mili
khushi ke nam ko sunte rahe khushi na mili

usi ke dil se koi us ki tishnagi puchhe
ki mai-kade mein jise ek bund bhi na mili

main jis taraf bhi jahan mein gaya khushi ke liye
mujhe to gham ke alawa kahin khushi na mili

kabhi kabhi ye jalane ke baad dekha hai
mere charagh se khud mujh ko raushni na mili

jo un ke samne be-ikhtiyar aai thi
phir aaj tak mere honton ko wo hansi na mili

laga liya gham-e-dauran ne phir kaleje se
gham-e-hayat ke maron ko jab khushi na mili

mera mizaj zamane ne lakh apnaya
mere mizaj ki aisi to sadgi na mili

wo aur hain ki jo lutf-e-hayat uthate hain
'kamal' maut bhi mujh ko hansi khushi na mili