na raste hue raushan na tirgi kam hai
ek aur shama jalao ki raushni kam hai

bas ek shuur nahin dusron ke dukh ka kuchh
wagarna ye nahin insan mein aagahi kam hai

mai-e-aziyyat-e-dauran se hosh gum na kiye
ghataen ho gain halki na hum ne pi kam hai

khinche tumhaari taraf kis tarah se dil apna
ki tum mein ab bhi miyan shan-e-dilbari kam hai

dilon se ab bhi sharare nikal to sakte hain
magar jo shoale uthati wo aag hi kam hai

payam deti hai 'azhar' ye gardish-e-shab-o-roz
ki jald kar lo jo kar pao zindagi kam hai