muft mein kyon len shab-e-gham maut ke aane ka nam
hausle ka past ho jaana hai mar jaane ka nam

ab nahin lete dil-e-nadan ke samjhane ka nam
jaise aata hi na ho un ko taras khane ka nam

ek zamana tha nigah-e-sharmagin uthti na thi
ab sar-e-mahfil nahin lete wo sharmane ka nam

ku-e-jaanan mein pahunch kar jaise jannat mil gai
ab dil-e-nadan nahin leta hai ghar jaane ka nam

mard-e-qane ko kisi shai ki nahin hoti kami
tang-dasti hai hawas mein hath phailane ka nam

munhasir hai dil ki dhadkan par hi insan ki hayat
warna marg-e-na-gahan hai dil thahar jaane ka nam

hai tulu-e-subh ya tabani-e-ru-e-sabih
manzar-e-sham-e-siyah gesu bikhar jaane ka nam

apne ruthe ko manana 'zabt' go aasan nahin
hai taqaza-e-mohabbat len na ghabrane ka nam