phul kya chiz hai kali kya hai
bin tumhaare ye zindagi kya hai

ujde dil se zara koi puchhe
sune sahra mein dil-lagi kya hai

wo jo nauha padha kare bulbul
kya bataega naghmagi kya hai

meri guftar sidq-e-paiham hai
phir ye suraj ki raushni kya hai

gar taraddud ho aazma dekho
hath kangan ko aarsi kya hai

meri aankhon mein pad gae halqe
koi puchhe ki dil-lagi kya hai

parda chehra se thoda sarka do
hum bhi dekhen ki mai-kashi kya hai

ek purza sahi magar likh do
padhe likkhe ko farsi kya hai

jam-e-didar ab pila bhi do
had se badh kar ye be-rukhi kya hai

yak-ba-yak aa gai 'falak se sada
ye shikayat ki phuljhadi kya hai