kisi se ishq karna aur us ko ba-khabar karna
hai apne matlab-e-dushwar ko dushwar tar karna

nahin hai maut par bhi ikhtiyar ai wa-e-majburi
umid-e-marg mein mushkil basar karna magar karna

qafas mein qaid karna tha to baal-o-par katarne the
sitam hai baal-o-par rakhte hue bhi yun basar karna

jo par the maya-e-parwaz hain wajh-e-giran-bari
ghurur-e-baal-o-par karna to mujh ko dekh kar karna

bana kar jaur ka khugar inayat ki nazar karna
jafa kar shauq se tu zabt par mere na ja hargiz

shikayat kya mujhe ye kaam hai jab umr bhar karna
jafa un ki wafa-parwar wafa meri jafa-parwar

wo un ko umr bhar karna ye mujh ko umr bhar karna
sar-e-rah puchhte hain haal kya kahiye ki mushkil hai

bayan-e-dard-e-dil karna aur us ko mukhtasar karna
tawajjoh chaaragar ki bais-e-taklif hai 'bekhud'

izafa hai musibat mein dawaon ka asar karna