le liya wada un ke aane ka
ab muqaddar gharib-khane ka

khul gaya raaz muskurane ka
tum ko nukta mila bahane ka

roz hi inqalab aate hain
kya bharosa kisi zamane ka

ek sayyaad ek main ek barq
sab ko arman hai aashiyane ka

dil mein bhi kuchh hai ai jabin-e-niyaz
tu to hai naqsh aastane ka

tum to hone lage ho sanjida
ab main aansu nahin bahane ka

jaanen anjam barq ya sayyaad
hai to aaghaz aashiyane ka

qismat-e-ishq ya ho daulat-e-husn
kis ko shikwa nahin zamane ka

ashk-e-rangin mera fasana hai
zindagi nam hai fasane ka

yas hai ek hara-bhara buta
mere dil ke nigar-khane ka

khauf-e-sayyaad se larazta hun
dil hun main apne aashiyane ka

zindagi haarne lagi himmat
ab raha kya hai aazmane ka

gul ki khatir chaman mein baste hain
aur bahana hai aashiyane ka

mahfil-e-ghair mein zara bach kar
main kahin tum ko yaad aane ka

sath tauba lagi hui thi 'zaki'
aur khula dar sharab-khane ka