mere hi dil se tu puchh kitni teri adaon mein zindagi hai
tera sitam bhi karam hai mujh par teri jafaon mein zindagi hai

jo tere jawon se hai farozan jo teri nikhat se jhumti hai
jo tere naghmon se gunj utthe unhin fazaon mein zindagi hai

inhin se rangin hai bazm-e-hasti inhin se nikhar hai husn-e-duniya
jo chahen samjhen jahan wale meri khataon mein zindagi hai

khushi mein sar dhunne walo sun lo ki kitna shirin hai naghma-e-gham
jo tute dil se sadaen utthi unhin sadaon mein zindagi hai

rachi hai sargoshiyan si jin mein hamare raaz-o-niyaz ki hi
jo husn-o-ulfat se hi basi hai unhin hawaon mein zindagi hai

ghurur kitna bhi tum ko apne ho zehn-o-bazu ki quwwaton par
zara to be-kas dilon se puchho ki kya duaon mein zindagi hai

teri hasin ka ho saz bajta ki aabshaaron ka ho tarannum
ho raqs-e-gul ya nawa-e-bulbul inhin nawaon mein zindagi hai

jo be-niyaz-e-zar-e-zamin hai jo dil ki daulat se hi ghani hai
'habib' in ko samajh na kamtar inhin adaon mein zindagi hai