kaliyan jahan udas hon gul mein phaban na ho
ya-rab kahin bhi aisi bahaar-e-chaman na ho

hote nahin hain marka-e-ishq sar kabhi
dil mein agar junun na ho sar par kafan na ho

ek din zarur aaegi phir rut bahaar ki
khush meri bebasi pe ai charkh-e-kuhan na ho

shahr-e-sitamgaran hai ye mumkin nahin yahan
ahl-e-wafa se zinat-e-dar-o-rasan na ho

kaise wo qaum hogi bhala kaamyab aaj
din-dar jis ka dil na ho dil mein lagan na ho

be faiz har libas hai ai dukhtaran-e-qaum
pairahan-e-haya hi agar zeb-e-tan na ho

bazm-e-tarab sajaiye ya gham ki anjuman
pamal bas riwayat-e-gang-o-jaman na ho

is nasl-e-nau se kaise ho ummid-e-behtari
jis ka amal na khub ho behtar chalan na ho

afkar ki udan mein aa jati hai kami
qaem agar tasalsul-e-mashq-e-sukhan na ho

'ahsan' na hona gardish-e-haalat se udas
hai kaun jis ki zist mein ranj-o-mehan na ho