jab kisi se wafa kare koi
dekh kar kyon jala kare koi

zindagi kyon ho waqf-e-dair-o-haram
mai-kade bhi chala kare koi

jab gham-e-zist se nibah na ho
aarzu-e-qaza kare koi

hijr mein tere ai pari-paikar
kab tak aansu piya kare koi

jab andhera ho chaar su 'ghamgin'
dil jala kar chala kare koi