hamein to aadat-e-zakhm-e-safar hai kya kahiye
yahan pe rah-e-wafa mukhtasar hai kya kahiye

judaiyan to ye mana badi qayaadat hain
rafaqaton mein bhi dukh kis qadar hai kya kahiye

hikayat-e-gham-e-duniya tawil thi kah di
hikayat-e-gham-e-dil mukhtasar hai kya kahiye

majal-e-did nahin hasrat-e-nazara sahi
ye silsila hi bahut mo'atabar hai kya kahiye