kya sunaen haal-e-dil izhaar ke qabil nahin
lutf hi kya zindagi mein tum agar shamil nahin

ek zara si thes pahunchi tukde tukde ho gai
koi shisha hai mere sine mein shayad dil nahin

muskura deta hun aksar gardish-e-haalat par
sochta hun zer-e-pa ab kaun si manzil nahin

gham diye duniya ne lekin mujh ko pahchane baghair
koi gham shayan-e-mauj-e-iztirab-e-dil nahin

jaane le aai hamein kis mod par diwangi
dhundne nikle the jis ko hum ye wo manzil nahin

kis tarah aae teri surat nazar ke samne
dil ka aaina hi jab taswir ke qabil nahin

ek musalsal dard-e-manzil ek jehd-e-mustaqil
koi lamha zindagi mein lamha-e-hasil nahin

chhod kar 'azmat' ko tanha ham-safar kahne lage
aisa diwana hamare sath ke qabil nahin