sar ko hua hai phir wahi sauda-e-zindagi
goya hai teri yaad masiha-e-zindagi

kyon dam-ba-dam fuzun hai tamanna-e-zindagi
shayad ki gham hua hai shanasa-e-zindagi

karta phir un se kaun taqaza-e-zindagi
bas ek nazar mein ho gaya sauda-e-zindagi

ab kis liye ho mujh ko tamana-e-zindagi
jab tu nahin to hech hai duniya-e-zindagi

wo gardish-e-mudam se ghabra na jae kyon
jis ki umid-o-bim mein kat jae zindagi

shah pa ke chashm-e-mast ki pina padi mujhe
har-chand tund-o-talkh thi sahba-e-zindagi

wo to uda ke le gai mujh ko hawa-e-shauq
na-qabil-e-ubur tha sahra-e-zindagi

parwana kar ke himmat-e-mardana jal-bujhe
phir kyon na aisi maut se sharmae zindagi

be-as kar ke chhod gai aarzu to phir
rahat-faza-e-gham hui iza-e-zindagi

dil mein wufur-e-shauq ka tufan liye hue
pi kar chala hun bazm se sahba-e-zindagi

ab be-kasan-e-shauq ki majburiyan na puchh
thi munhasir umid pe ihya-e-zindagi

ai jabr-e-husn dekh mere bas mein kya nahin
duniya ke gham hain aaj muhayya-e-zindagi

har shauq paemal hai har aarzu tabah
ab kije kis umid pe dawa-e-zindagi

'sahir' na jis ko jaur-e-zamana mita saka
wo sharmsar-e-marg hun ruswa-e-zindagi