hum ahl-e-khirad ki baaton se kuchh chain jahan mein pa na sake
aaj aisi pila de ai saqi ta-hashr hamein hosh aa na sake

hail thi idhar khuddari-e-dil mane tha ghurur-e-husn udhar
mahrumi-e-qismat kya kahiye hum ja na sake wo aa na sake

tark-e-ulfat ki baaten to samjhain bahut naseh ne hamein
jine ka sahaara kya hoga ye baat zara samjha na sake

hai kufr dayar-e-ulfat mein gham ke hathon nalan hona
wo nam-e-mohabbat hi kyon le jo tab ghamon ki la na sake

dil sang-dilon se jab uljhe qimat us ki badh jati hai
us shishe ki hai qadr hi kya jo patthar se takra na sake

dil ki dhadkan par hota hai dhoka qadmon ki aahat ka
aawaz to aati hai paiham phir kyon wo abhi tak aa na sake

uljhi hui gutthi milne ki kis taur sulajhti ai hamdam
kuchh hum se koshish ho na saki kuchh zahmat wo farma na sake

kya kya na sitam hum par dhae apnon ne karam ke parde mein
phir bhi hum is ka shikwa tak ek bar zaban par la na sake

wo is se ziyaada kya karte 'shaida' teri gham-khwari mein
aansu to bahae aankhon se kuchh munh se magar farma na sake