lute jate hain lekin gham nahin hai
ab is aalam mein wo aalam nahin hai

tamannaen salibon par saji hain
sar-e-pindar phir bhi kham nahin hai

qayamat-khez hai jadu-bayani
magar baaton mein us ke dam nahin

bahaaren aur khizaen sab usi ki
mera apna koi mausam nahin hai

agar milte to shayad khush na rahte
bichhadne ka bhi ab matam nahin hai

badai banda-parwar ko mubarak
faqir-e-urdu bhi kuchh kam nahin hai