mere armanon ko pamal-e-ziyan rahne bhi de
shauq-e-manzil ko sharik-e-karwan rahne bhi de

wada-o-paiman-e-ulfat ko na de lafzon ka rang
dard se labrez nalon ko jawan rahne bhi de

dekh mujh ko hasrat-aluda nigahon se na dekh
ye fusun ye shokh andaz-e-bayan rahne bhi de

hail-e-ulfat agar hai zindagi ki kashmakash
zindagi ki kashmakash ko darmiyan rahne bhi de

main jahan hun jis tarah hun khub hun dil-shad hun
hasil-e-ulfat hain ye barbaadiyan rahne bhi de

wo guzishta aish-o-ishrat wo nashat-e-zindagi
khwab tha is khwab ki ranginiyan rahne bhi de

dost majbur-e-wafa ho kar na kha dil ka fareb
zindagi par kaamrani ka guman rahne bhi de

naqsh-e-gham ko kyon mitati hai dil-e-ghamgin se
ye meri khunin bahaaren be-khizan rahne bhi de