na din apna na shab apni na dil apna na jaan apni
isi andaz se kati hai ye umr-e-rawan apni

wo us ki chashm-e-ahu ko jo dekha surma sa main ne
sukun khoya khirad khoi wo tarz-e-zindagan apni

rukh-e-gulnar par khal-e-siyah us ka wo tabinda
wo ek taswir jadu aur nigah-e-na-tawan apni

kabhi mukhtar tha haalat par tabe thi qismat bhi
idhar to bebasi ye hai ki na apni na han apni

pata kya puchhte ho puchhte ho haal kya mujh se
basa hun jis zamin par wo hai basti la-makan apni

jhukai thin jo us ne dekh ke wo sharmgin aankhen
wahin se kya hui thi ibtida-e-dastan apni

mere ashaar mein poshida hain sad-rang-e-rumani
'amir' ab ghaur se tum bhi suno shirin zaban apni