hath se duniya nikalti jaegi

hath se duniya nikalti jaegi
aur duniya hath malti jaegi
husn ki rangat badalti jaegi
ye shab-e-mahtab dhalti jaegi


munqalib hoti rahengi fitraten
zindagi karwat badalti jaegi
khatm ho sakti nahin sair-e-hayat
zindagi ruk ruk ke chalti jaegi


naujawani aarzuen sab liye
girti jaegi sambhalti jaegi
ishq ghafil zakhm khata jaega
husn ki talwar chalti jaegi


yunhi ek arman nikalta jaega
yunhi ek hasrat machalti jaegi
yunhi aati jaegi sham-e-visal
yunhi sham-e-bazm jalti jaegi


yunhi rukhsat hoti jaegi khushi
yunhi subh-e-gham nikalti jaegi
yunhi gae jaenge sher-e-'nushur'
yunhi tab-e-gham bahalti jaegi