hum ai gham-e-hayat na jaane kahan rahe
jab husn-e-ittifaq se wo mehrban rahe

jis waqt chhid gai hai nigar-e-sahar ki baat
tare shab-e-firaq mere ham-zaban rahe

kya ehtimam-e-husn-e-chaman kar sake bayan
jab khud dil-e-bahaar mein paiham khizan rahe

phir zindagi kare na koi aur aarzu
gar us ke sath ek gham-e-jawedan rahe

ya manzilon ke zikr se tum ne diya fareb
ya hum hi mahw-e-gard-e-rah-e-karwan rahe

nakaamiyon ka ab ye taqaza hai bar bar
har waqt ek kashmakash-e-imtihan rahe

tarik raste mein bhi 'azmat' hamare sath
zakhm-e-wafa mein rang-e-mah-o-kahkashan rahe