lab-e-jaan-bakhsh pe dam apna fana hota hai
aaj isa se ye bimar juda hota hai

zulf ko dast-e-hinai se jo chhuta hai wo shokh
to giraftar wahin dard-e-hina hota hai

tha giraftar-e-shab-o-roz nigahbani mein
hum jo ab chhuten hain sayyaad riha hota hai

phir bahaar aati hai ai khar-e-bayaban khush ho
aaj kal phir guzar aabla-pa hota hai

mar gae hum to saba lai jawab-e-nama
wahi hota hai jo qismat mein likha hota hai