mohabbat hat rahi hai darmiyan se
zamin takra na jae aasman se

wo manzil sakht hai har imtihan se
mohabbat rukh badalti hai jahan se

hazaron mah-o-anjum hain tah-e-khak
zamin kuchh kam nahin hai aasman se

munawwar hain abhi tak wo maqamat
main tere sath guzra hun jahan se

zamin ki pastiyon mein kho gae hain
zamin takrane wale aasman se

meri aankhon mein aansu to bahut hain
magar daman tera laun kahan se

zamin ki khak tak de di zamin ko
main daman jhad ke uttha jahan se

maqam-e-ashiyan ki justuju mein
guzar ja bijliyon ke darmiyan se

musalsal imtihan hai zindagani
kahin ghabra na jaana imtihan se

banana hai mujhe khud apni manzil
alag hun naqsh-pa-e-karwan se

wahi duniya ulat dete hain 'shaarib'
jo aksar kuchh nahin kahte zaban se