muskan labon par aankhon mein taron ka sajaana mushkil hai
dil todna hai aasan lekin rote ko hansana mushkil hai

hai kanch sifat dil sine mein jab tutta hai phir judta nahin
jis chiz se dil uth jata hai phir us se lagana mushkil hai

ai bulbul-e-dil yun gham pi kar mat chahak ki ab lab ko si le
sab saz burida-haal hue ab rag purana mushkil hai

ai khair-talab afrad chalo apni jaanen qurban karen
be-khun bahae duniya ko ghaflat se jagana mushkil hai

tum kaghzi kashti mein dariya ko par karo tab samjhoge
ashkon se labaalab aankhon mein kyun khwab sajaana mushkil hai

mana ki muqaddar hai furqat lazim hai judai bhi lekin
in sard andheri raaton mein dil ko samjhana mushkil hai