hum to yan marte hain wan us ko khabar kuchh bhi nahin
ai wo sab kuchh hi sahi ishq magar kuchh bhi nahin

tum ko fariyaad-e-sitam-kash ka khatar kuchh bhi nahin
kuchh to ulfat ka asar hai ki asar kuchh bhi nahin

aafiyat ek aur aazar hazaron us mein
jis ko kuchh sud nahin us ko zarar kuchh bhi nahin

khalwat-e-raaz mein kya kaam hai hangame ka
hai khabar-dar wahi jis ko khabar kuchh bhi nahin

tu aur ek shan ki aalam ki nazar mein kya kuchh
main aur ek jaan ki phirte hi nazar kuchh bhi nahin

rahm hai us ka hi aashob-e-qayamat ki dalil
jis se bezar hai wo us ko khatar kuchh bhi nahin

hum ko is hausle pe kyun ki falak de saman
shikwa-e-bar hai aur minnat-e-sar kuchh bhi nahin

rahi-e-mulk-e-adam hain nahin fikr-e-manzil
qasd rakhte hain udhar ka ki jidhar kuchh bhi nahin

zist afsun-e-tamasha hai tawahhum ke liye
hoti hai jalwa-numa misl-e-sharar kuchh bhi nahin

khud-parasti ke sabab shaikh-o-barahman ko hai khabt
sab idhar hi ki banawat hai udhar kuchh bhi nahin

aaqibat-bin ko hai har bazm ki shadi matam
shama roti hai ki hote hi sahar kuchh bhi nahin

roz-e-furqat ki daraazi se na dekhe shab-e-hijr
hasrat-e-sham mein tashwish-e-sahar kuchh bhi nahin

jaante hain ki na bhatkega jahan kya kya kuchh
dekhte hain ki unhen madd-e-nazar kuchh bhi nahin

ai 'qalaq' pite hi masjid mein chale aate ho
be-khabar kitne ho tum bhi ki khabar kuchh bhi nahin