labon pe hai jo tabassum to aankh pur-nam hai
shuur-e-gham ka ye aalam ajib aalam hai

guzar na jada-e-imkan se be-khayali mein
yahin kahin teri jannat yahin jahannam hai

bhatak raha hai dil imroz ke andheron mein
nishan-e-manzil-e-farda bahut hi mubham hai

badha diya hai asiron ki khasta-haali ne
qafas se ta-ba-chaman warna fasla kam hai

abhi nahin kisi aalam mein dil thaharne ka
abhi nazar mein teri anjuman ka aalam hai

kahan ye zindagi-e-harza-gard le aai
na rahguzar-e-tarab hai na jada-e-gham hai

kuchh aise hum ne tere gham ki parwarish ki hai
ki jaise maqsad-e-hasti faqat tera gham hai