musafir hun magar kya zindagi par hukmrani hai
thahar jaun to baqi hai guzar jaun to fani hai

mohabbat meri rag rag mein sharab-e-arghawani hai
kahan ka nashsha-e-mai mera nashsha jawedani hai

jawani aai jaan aai gham aaya maut aai hai
abhi kya jaiye kis kis se taqat aazmai hai

ghalat padti hain dard-o-gham ki bhatkai hui nazren
barah-e-rast jab dekhe koi duniya suhani hai

main pachhtata hun kya kya apna gham kah kar zamana se
sunata hun jise kahta hai meri hi kahani hai

guman-e-bad ghalat rah-e-talab ke zarra zarra par
qadam kyunkar uthen apne hi dil se bad-gumani hai

mohabbat mein na jine ka irada hai na marne ka
ajal par faisla thahra to ab jine ki thani hai

mizaj-e-dard se bigda hua andaz-e-pursish hai
kahin aisa na ho kah dun tumhaari mehrbani hai