man ke mandir mein hai udasi kyun
nahin aai wo dew-dasi kyun

abr barsa baras ke khul bhi gaya
rah gai phir zamin pyasi kyun

ek khushi ka khayal aate hi
chha gai zehn par udasi kyun

zindagi bewafa azal se hai
phir bhi lagti hai ba-wafa si kyun

aisi fitrat-shikar-duniya mein
itni insan-na-shanasi kyun

kyun nahin ek zahir-o-baatin
aadmi ho gae siyasi kyun

gham-gusari khulus mehr-o-wafa
ho gae hain ye phul basi kyun

ek haqiqat hai jab watan ki talab
phir mohabbat karen qayasi kyun

ye mulaqat ye sukut ye sham
ibtida mein ye intiha si kyun

milne wale bichhad bhi sakte hain
teri aankhon mein ye udasi kyun