mere josh-e-gham ki hai ajab kahani
kabhi uthta shoala kabhi bahta pani

hai khushi ka sauda khalish-e-nihani
hai jigar ka chhaala samar-e-jawani

jo khushi hai fani to hai gham bhi fani
na ye jawedani na wo jawedani

azali mohabbat abadi kahani
ki pas-e-fana hai nai zindagani

sitam-o-raza mein ye hai ahd-e-mohkam
jo teri kahani wo mari kahani

wo uthenge tufan ki khuda bachae
ye nae nazare ye bhari jawani

ye nigah tirchhi ye bal abruon ka
har ada hai dilkash magar imtihani

meri kashti-e-dil dam-e-ah-o-afghan
kabhi baadbani to kabhi dahani

dar-e-dil se palta har ek aane wala
teri yaad kya thi meri pasbani

ye tera talawwun ye badalti chitwan
ajab ek bala hai ki hai na-gahani

meri kisht-e-dil par pa-e-zhaala-bari
hai saped baadal aqab-e-jawani

kabhi aarzu tha yahi dagh-e-hasrat
mujhe jo bana de teri mehrbani