ishq mein ab ke hamein jaan se guzarna bhi to hai

ishq mein ab ke hamein jaan se guzarna bhi to hai
kaam hone ka nahin kaam ye karna bhi to hai
aur phir samne hai khak-nashinon ka jahan
ye qadam hum ne kisi khak pe dharna bhi to hai


aur ek kaam nikal aata hai har kaam ke beach
hamein jina hi nahin hai hamein marna bhi to hai
shahr mein aur bhi hoga koi khush-khu tujh sa
aakhir-e-kar tere zakhmon ne bharna bhi to hai


hum se be-maya hi taqdir hain is aalam ki
khak ne chehra-e-dauran pe bikharna bhi to hai
nahin aisa bhi jari koi magar is dil ne
kisi andesha-e-be-nam se darna bhi to hai


jab ye tai hai ki nahin laut ke aana hum ko
dubna hai to kahin par utarna bhi to hai