nigah-e-shokh se jab shauq ka paigham aata hai
hamein us dam khayal-e-gardish-e-ayyam aata hai

wahi ek waqt hota hai jo apne kaam aata hai
kabhi barson mein jab daur-e-bahaar-e-jam aata hai

kahan aaram rakkha hai kahan aaram aata hai
guzar jati hai subh-e-gham to waqt-e-sham aata hai

khulus-e-dil ki apne qadr ho jis bazm mein hamdam
wahin ja kar usul-e-zindagi bhi kaam aata hai

mazaq-e-zindagi kya khak badlen aisi mahfil ka
jahan har roz hum par ek naya ilzam aata hai

meri nakaami-e-qismat tamasha kar dikhati hai
labon tak jab kabhi mere khushi ka jam aata hai

usi ko hum samajh lete hain apna sadgi dekho
jo apne sath rah-e-shauq mein do-gam aata hai

mere zulmat-kade mein tirgi badhti hai jab had se
mera dagh-e-jigar ban kar charagh-e-sham aata hai

ghanimat hai jo us ne yaad farmaya hai chal ai dil
kahin us ki taraf se roz yun paigham aata hai

meri mai-noshiyan pir-e-mughan ke dam se qaem hain
karam hota hai jab us ka to mujh tak jam aata hai

jise hai kaam 'ishrat se wo qaid-e-gham ko kya jaane
samajhta hai wo qaid-e-gham jo zer-e-dam aata hai

usi ki zindagi hai zindagi duniya mein ai 'khushtar'
wahi insan hai insan jo sab ke kaam aata hai