marhala tai koi be-minnat-e-jada bhi to ho
gham badhe bhi to sahi dard ziyaada bhi to ho

aisi mushkil to nahin dasht-e-wafa ki taskhir
sar mein sauda bhi to ho dil mein irada bhi to ho

zehn ka mashwara-e-tark-e-talab bhi bar-haq
zehn ki baat qubul-e-dil-e-sada bhi to ho

kahin baadal kahin suraj kahin saya kahin dhup
mere mabud tera koi labaada bhi to ho

pyar mein kam to nahin kam-nigahi bhi us ki
han tunak-zarfi-e-ehsas kushada bhi to ho

aashiqi sarmad-o-mansur se kuchh khas nahin
mast lekin koi be-zahmat-e-baada bhi to ho

zarf-e-iza-talabi gham bhi parakh len 'gauhar'
us se ek roz na milne ka irada bhi to ho