le liya dil ye dil-lagi kya hai
tum rulate ho ye hansi kya hai

ishq baad-e-fana bhi mit na saka
maut kya shai hai zindagi kya hai

roz-o-shab hain itab-o-jaur-o-sitam
un ke altaf mein kami kya hai

ai buto ye ghurur surat par
tum khuda ban gae khudi kya hai

dil-e-be-maya hai khazina-e-gham
muflisi mein mujhe kami kya hai

khak ko aasman se kya nisbat
meri aur un ki dosti kya hai

nashsha-e-did mein jo ho be-khud
phir use lutf-e-mai-kashi kya hai

chaaragar waqf-e-chaarasazi hain
ek musibat hai dosti kya hai

nur-e-ulfat ki hai ye jalwagari
warna 'kaukab' mein raushni kya hai