hisar-e-did mein roidagi malum hoti hai
to kyun andesha-e-tishna-labi malum hoti hai

tumhaari guftugu se aas ki khushbu chhalakti hai
jahan tum ho wahan pe zindagi malum hoti hai

sitare misl jugnu zaiche mein raqs karte hain
zara si der mein kuchh raushni malum hoti hai

jahan par ek jogan mast ho kar gungunati hai
usi sahil pe ek girti nadi malum hoti hai

udasi zulf kholegi dinon ki yaad mein gum hai
shuur-e-gul ko fikr-e-tishnagi malum hoti hai

jahan pe phul khilta hai sanwarta hai bikharta hai
usi shakh-e-mohabbat pe kali malum hoti hai

satati hai tumhaari yaad jab mujh ko shab-e-hijran
mujhe khud apni hasti ajnabi malum hoti hai

tumhaare lams ko main jab kabhi mahsus karta hun
bahut halki sahi ek raushni malum hoti hai

fana hona andheri raat ki taqdir hai 'alam'
mujhe ye bebasi bhi zindagi malum hoti hai